Esha Ex: Chapter Twenty Seven
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.I dressed, went down to the first floor and found Devika’s office. I was let in by Gita....
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China Flash: Lean In Beijing on the new sexism, corporate ambition, marital...
This is a greatly expanded version of an article which first appeared in Time Out Beijing last month.A Lean In Beijing meeting, image (c) Lean In BeijingLean In, Sheryl Sandberg’s book about how she...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Twenty Eight
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.The next morning I went down to find the anoraks in high spirits. They had whistles on...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Twenty Nine
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here. When Officer Elifa left I went to my room, telling Gita I wanted a nap. I packed my...
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Four Corners, Beijing
Cherry, me, Sami. Four Corners, Beijing. Image taken by Inko.Further reading in the China Flash series:Lean In Beijing on the new sexism, corporate ambition, marital choices and awesome girls in...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Thirty
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.“Hey!” I exclaimed “Don’t lean forward. Sit directly behind me,” he said, spidery fingers...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Thirty One
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.The new world was made of polished brass, cream marble, smooth surfaces. The new world...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Thirty Two
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.I took off, walking alone. Nobody would guess that just on the other side of the shackled...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Thirty Three
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.We’d been put down so early that I managed a few hours of proper sleep, but was awoken...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Thirty Four
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.Zizi and Rastro ran out, followed by all the children. There was a macabre face-off...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Thirty Five
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.For the rest of the day I had flashbacks, seeing in flickering scenes, like a bulb...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Thirty Six
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.I walked quickly up the slope, out to the front of the mall and down the street, mixing...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Thirty Seven
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.Zizi’s neighbourhood was a puzzle of low buildings with corridors, yards and corners to...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Thirty Eight
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.“Hey! Don’t!” cried a choked young voice. “Come back!” It wasn’t a Family thug...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Thirty Nine
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.There was a sound of muddy glugging, the hose swelled and thickened up, and with a noise...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Forty
The next instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, updated daily. For more details click here.There was chill of disbelief, a surge of pleasure and power. My heart was beating in my...
View ArticleChina Flash: Only condoms can save China from a "raging epidemic" of syphilis...
This 'as told to' interview was granted to me by Dr Neil Schmid, Beijing chief of sexual health charity DKT International, and first ran in Time Out Beijing's November edition. The text below is by and...
View ArticleEsha Ex: Chapter Forty One
The final instalment of Esha Ex, a novel-length work of new fiction, which I've been updating daily. For more details click here.“Hi, Esha. Get up, would you?” “What if I went for you right now?” I...
View ArticleHow to have a literary hit by accident
I’m a journalist through and through. I started at 14 and have been one, in print and speech, recorded and live, on paper and mic and stage, ever since, almost without exception. I've never had any...
View ArticleFrom Tank Girl to Katniss Everdeen via Iran and Zambia: launching film...
Katniss Everdeen is back, bestriding the districts of Panem with the pure heart of Legolas, the sure aim of Hawk-Eye and the implacable focus of a killer drone that’s gone renegade and turned against...
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