by Florentine
It’s that time of year again; odd German markets that only ever exist when it’s cold, winter wonderlands and the requisite bruises that accompany them (ice skating folks, ice skating) and – relevantly for this week’s Top Ten – more inadvisable hangovers than you can shake a litre bottle of Jack Daniels at. Why? Because it’s Christmas party season. … Continue Reading
by Tarte Tatin
One of the hardest things I find about being a lesbian and a feminist – that’s right, a FEMINIST (eek) – is having to hurt other women. I’ve spent many a night comforting my straight girlfriends in club toilets as they bawl their eyes out over some ‘bastard’ and I rattle out the same old hollow clichés: ‘He’s not worth it!’ ‘You’re too good for him!’ ‘Men are wankers!’ Then, as their inky mascara runs down their face and onto my shoulder, they wail: ‘I wish I was a lesbian like you, it would be so much easier!’
Whoa! Stop right there. … Continue Reading
Do you ever think about your lesbian past? And about the people that shaped the person you are today? Last night I had drinks with possibly the most important person of my young lesbian existence. This woman taught me more than any other I’ve known (bar, of course, my mother, who raised me). You may think, perhaps, that she was my lover, or even my best friend. She was much more than that, in fact: she was, and is, my mentor. … Continue Reading
by Florentine
This morning, like most mornings, I sat at my desk doing as all conscientious employees do before their first coffee of the day - perusing the internet for cheap, yet tasteful (and entirely legal) thrills. Simultaneously, I waged the usual battles against an influx of predictably depressing news concerning Pork Flu, Katie Price’s most recent interview blunder and Boris Johnson’s face. … Continue Reading
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