Free Botox
Amber Husain
‘I sensed, if you can believe it, that I was being fobbed off.’
Amber Husain on refusing free Botox.
Things on Places
Jeremy Atherton Lin
‘The festoonery interrupts the usual, how things are meant to be.’
Jeremy Atherton Lin on resenting Christmas.
Running Behind
Stephanie Wambugu
‘I missed a good portion of the outing and hoped the insult would come across.’
Stephanie Wambugu on chronic lateness.
Picture Me Crying
Rachel Connolly
‘Almost nobody has ever seen me cry. This has been true my entire life.’
Rachel Connolly on accessing vulnerability.
Mark Making
Orlando Whitfield
‘The work was pastoral, somehow the artistic equivalent of really liking Wordsworth – just a little too pretty to be serious.’
Orlando Whitfield on taste.
Principal Witness
Izabella Scott
‘The summons made clear that if I failed to turn up (which I had), a warrant could be issued for my arrest.’
Izabella Scott on court testimonies.
Always Late
Anna Metcalfe
‘I wanted to be unreliable. I liked being trapped in the present. This was what lateness allowed – invisibility, being nowhere.’
Anna Metcalfe on postponement.
Dark Hole
Ayşegül Savaş
‘I spent most days in our single bed, sleeping, eating pasta, sleeping some more.’
Ayşegül Savaş on life after university.
