Archive - The Twenties Girl

The Metaphysical Garden of our Souls

A meditation on love, loss and grief

Sep 9 •

July 2024

I’m really glad I fought that day, and doubly pleased that I won.

Time-traveling journals

Jul 14 •

June 2024

You can't escape them, and you definitely can't run

Jun 16 •

August 2022

In Sickness and in Health (especially in sickness), listen to Podcasts

My recent work trip to Pune ended in disappointment and misery.

Aug 27, 2022 •

June 2022

The Monotony of Mr.Daley

Far into the future, the Government is convinced that diversity and differences breed dissent.

Jun 12, 2022 •

The House that didn't want to be found

A funny little travel story about a week spent in Delhi and the strange inner workings of my brain. Proceed at your own peril.

Jun 6, 2022 •

November 2021

The Extraordinary World of Speculative Fiction

What I loved about fiction was the way it explored the drama at the centre of every human being. People are endlessly fascinating to me. Why do they do…

Nov 28, 2021

April 2021

Where are you from?

I have a very loose concept of ‘home’; scattered as my youth and childhood have been, all across the country. Home is where the weary soul feels at…

Apr 15, 2021 •

March 2021

A tribute to the original Twenties Girl, who started it all

I’ve always loved Sophie Kinsella’s vivacious heroines. They were charming, witty, silly, independent, and above all, deeply compassionate human beings.

Mar 6, 2021 •

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