Low life

Low life

21 July 2016 1:00 pm

I sat down at the metal table on the shaded terrace to write a column. In front, ripening vines receding…

Low life

21 July 2016 1:00 pm

I sat down at the metal table on the shaded terrace to write a column. In front, ripening vines receding…

Low life

16 July 2016 9:00 am

One moment Trev and I were grooving on the dancefloor, Trev with his head bowed, his eyes closed, and his…

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14 July 2016 1:00 pm

One moment Trev and I were grooving on the dancefloor, Trev with his head bowed, his eyes closed, and his…

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14 July 2016 1:00 pm

One moment Trev and I were grooving on the dancefloor, Trev with his head bowed, his eyes closed, and his…

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9 July 2016 9:00 am

I walked into the bar and there was Trev standing in front of a giant screen showing Germany v. Italy…

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7 July 2016 1:00 pm

I walked into the bar and there was Trev standing in front of a giant screen showing Germany v. Italy…

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7 July 2016 1:00 pm

I walked into the bar and there was Trev standing in front of a giant screen showing Germany v. Italy…

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2 July 2016 9:00 am

On referendum day, my mother leaned on my arm for support and we walked slowly and carefully up the steps…

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30 June 2016 1:00 pm

On referendum day, my mother leaned on my arm for support and we walked slowly and carefully up the steps…

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30 June 2016 1:00 pm

On referendum day, my mother leaned on my arm for support and we walked slowly and carefully up the steps…

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25 June 2016 3:00 am

Before dashing out of the door and driving to Nice airport, I gave my eyebrows a quick trim with the…

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23 June 2016 2:00 am

Before dashing out of the door and driving to Nice airport, I gave my eyebrows a quick trim with the…

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23 June 2016 2:00 am

Before dashing out of the door and driving to Nice airport, I gave my eyebrows a quick trim with the…

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16 June 2016 1:00 pm

Michel is one of those Frenchmen one encounters now and again whose shining saintliness is beyond rational understanding. This great…

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16 June 2016 1:00 pm

Michel is one of those Frenchmen one encounters now and again whose shining saintliness is beyond rational understanding. This great…

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9 June 2016 1:00 pm

Showered and shaved and wearing a stiff new Paul Smith candy-stripe shirt, I took an Uber to the party. I…

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9 June 2016 1:00 pm

Showered and shaved and wearing a stiff new Paul Smith candy-stripe shirt, I took an Uber to the party. I…

Zopiclone: drug of choice for monkeys and the French

4 June 2016 9:00 am

Hours before boarding the cross-Channel car ferry, I received a text message from the company warning of severe fuel shortages…

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2 June 2016 1:00 pm

Hours before boarding the cross-Channel car ferry, I received a text message from the company warning of severe fuel shortages…

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2 June 2016 1:00 pm

Hours before boarding the cross-Channel car ferry, I received a text message from the company warning of severe fuel shortages…

My manhood is hanging in the balance

28 May 2016 9:00 am

We cleared the kitchen table for a game of pick-up sticks. Remember them? Thirty long, thin bamboo sticks, their differing…

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26 May 2016 1:00 pm

We cleared the kitchen table for a game of pick-up sticks. Remember them? Thirty long, thin bamboo sticks, their differing…

Low life

26 May 2016 1:00 pm

We cleared the kitchen table for a game of pick-up sticks. Remember them? Thirty long, thin bamboo sticks, their differing…

The French gym where kissing before a workout is mandatory

21 May 2016 9:00 am

A fresh start in a new gym in a foreign country. The serious young gym attendant didn’t speak a word…