Landing in the rain in Berlin, the first conversation I had in German was about how hilarious my long hair looked in my passport photo, with the man from passport control. Tegel Airport was tiny compared to the airports in London. I had just flown from Heathrow terminal 5, a stupendous, airy statement of a place,Continue reading “Alone in Berlin”
Author Archives: Eddus
Therapy: The Boy With The Yellow Folder (Part TWO)
Every morning on the bus ride in to school as more and more kids got on through the other villages and the town, the taunting grew and grew. Someone would almost always say something. They’d laugh about my hair, try and steal my bag, throw things at my head. It was a school bus, no-oneContinue reading “Therapy: The Boy With The Yellow Folder (Part TWO)”
Therapy: The Boy With The Yellow Folder (Part ONE)
When I was at school I carried around a yellow lever-arch folder. I preferred to carry it rather than jam it awkwardly into my school bag. That rectangle of yellow against the navy blue of my uniform became a shield against everything. When the school first found out I had a crush on another boy,Continue reading “Therapy: The Boy With The Yellow Folder (Part ONE)”
A Review: Beck – Morning Phase
Certainly my favourite thing Beck has ever done is his song for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind called “Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime” a cover of a song by The Korgis. I love that song as a part of that most brilliant film and as a piece of beautiful music. Jon Brion’s production on itContinue reading “A Review: Beck – Morning Phase”
Therapy: Barely an Ex
Growing up gay in rural Hertfordshire was an experience full of longing and misery. Before the internet brought people together it was difficult to meet other gay people, let alone people you could end up dating. Everyone has a small private list of people they nearly dated, someone who never made it past that firstContinue reading “Therapy: Barely an Ex”
11 Things I need to tell tourists about the London Underground
1.You don’t need to press the buttons on the tube trains to open the doors this will do nothing AT ALL and make you look like a tit. HOWEVER you will need to press the buttons on DLR trains and if you don’t this will make you look like a tit. 2. Tottenham CourtContinue reading “11 Things I need to tell tourists about the London Underground”