soggycherry

Anne bakes the best croissants. Bill cracks the best jokes. I make the best prefect. The smell of chalk mingled in the air as Mr Mark wrote my name in front of the class. Ugh. Smells like the 80s. Sounds like my girlfriend’s squeal when she saw me. Nostalgic and unwelcoming. I had no intention… — read more

I don’t always think about death, but when I do, I really think about it. A part of dying is learning that the quality of the things you put on and inside yourself really matters. The horror that I would be buried in threadbare underwear. The horror! Those faded patterns, the elastic that has seen… — read more

Eli Ozer founded Wikifeet. I, too, have discovered my own fervor. I came home from work one night (what’s new) seeing my niece nestled in her favourite Kuromi blanket on the floor. My sister entrusted her to me when she was diagnosed with a rare blood disease. She was only six but, in my view,… — read more

I have a clean sex policy. Anyone getting on my bed must first sanitise themselves. This is a sacred place. I don’t always get what I want, however. As the night unfolded, my wife decided that a kiss was in order before engaging in what she calls the “trivialities” of dental hygiene. Her hair a… — read more