Is there any emotion present in you?I’m very nervous. I notice how calm you are, and I feel like my own energy is all around me. I almost want to steal some of your calm.What do you mean by ‘my energy is all around me’?I’m a loud person, she gasped. I don’t know the rightContinue reading “Veronika”
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Polina Melnikova
Polina was in Budapest for a few days and wanted to meet for a session. I was four hours away in Serbia with nothing better to do, so I cranked the old BMW and pointed it toward the border. Budapest still felt like a first date — tempting, with curly hair, lemonade, and green tipContinue reading “Polina Melnikova”
Lindsey Sandbrook
Most recently I did some work for an organisation who was trying to write a report about regeneration, and that’s working with mostly Indigenous people, capturing the process of how they’re working together. Indigenous to which land?Lots of different ones, working across the world virtually. That noise is gonna get frustrating! — she said, asContinue reading “Lindsey Sandbrook”
Erika
You said you feel hot. Elaborate on this feeling.Yeah, so, it’s the first summer since I’m cancer-free. My hemoglobin was so low I had to do three blood transfusions. For the past two years, I was always feeling cold. But now I’m back to feeling normal weather, so I feel hot. And that’s good. ReallyContinue reading “Erika”
Lisa
How are you feeling today?Good. I woke up feeling a bit sick, but it passed quickly.What was hurting?For some reason, my nose was swollen. I was all puffy, even though I drank very little yesterday—just a couple of glasses.And a lot is how much?A bottle. But it varies. If it’s a binge, then, well…What’s aContinue reading “Lisa”
Luca Kristof
“I’m here,” she texted me.I stood across the one-lane street from a six-storey white Bauhaus building, fronted by a tidy stretch of greenery and a low stone fence with metal mesh between the pillars. It was warm and sunny—one of those beautiful spring days.“I don’t see you,” I replied.I crossed the street and saw aContinue reading “Luca Kristof”
Kira Keller
A glass vintage German teapot with green tea and two cups sat between us.“You said you were ignoring your needs—what kind of needs?” I asked.“To… what are my needs? To bond, to feel secure, to have inner balance. I didn’t know what my desires were, because I was always with friends, family, boys, and… yeah.”Continue reading “Kira Keller”
Carmen Badolian
She took off her high-heeled, rhinestoned red boots and left them by the door. Her black leather coat and bag she dropped on the black massage table.“I don’t have a second chair,” I said. “So you can choose—chair or table.“She sat on the table. Legs crossed, wrapped in black leggings. “Do you mind if IContinue reading “Carmen Badolian”
Miriam
The house sparrow was announcing that he possessed a nest, trying to attract females, while we sat across from each other in the shadow of the walls. She was silent, waiting for me to ask a question. Her neat fingernails were painted the same grey as her eyes. I didn’t know what to ask, soContinue reading “Miriam”
Pia Waldthaler
“What brought you to London?”“I’ve always loved London. Every time I visited, I felt like it was where I belonged. Before, I lived in Milan, but I never felt at home there. I thought moving here would be the right choice for me, and it turned out to be. I moved 15 years ago.” “IContinue reading “Pia Waldthaler”
