I’ve just woken up. My eyes blink and a grey ceiling is above me, speckled with black splodges, and a stringy cobweb in the corner. My hangover lingers in the background, like a radio on low volume, threatening to ruin the day, but not bad enough to stop me from sitting up and looking aroundContinue reading “Grease”
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Where have I been?
What is it like to work in a European institution when your home country has caused arguably the greatest political upheaval of the decade?
Temporary part four
When I make it back to the kitchen, I start setting out the fruit. Half of it in the basket, half of it in the cupboards. Seven bananas in the basket. Five apples. Five oranges. A bunch of grapes. Men slip in and out behind me, pouring themselves cups of coffee. Some of them talkContinue reading “Temporary part four”
Years and Years: a chilling look into the near future
In the words of L.P. Hartley – ‘The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.’ It’s easy, sitting in the present, to think that things will never change. Or, at least, that the changes won’t affect us. What did we think 2019 would look like in 2009? Did we imagine that weContinue reading “Years and Years: a chilling look into the near future”
Temporary part two
The ground floor of the Apex looks a bit like a hotel. There are two receptionists sitting chatting, and to the left is a room filled with chairs and comfy benches where people might sit if they were waiting for someone. I contemplate sitting down, pretending that I’m a visitor, and that I won’t beContinue reading “Temporary part two”
The female perspective 