Category: Sparkly Text

‘So you and your husband and daughter are here on holiday,’ asks Rosa. ‘Tell me girl, are you married?' She has put her hand on my shoulder and I smell the cigars in her breath. ‘Erm, no,' I answer. ‘That’s good, very wise of you,’ says Rosa. From this close I notice she has a… Continue reading Rosa →

On April 30th the Dutch celebrate their queen’s birthday. This is a feast mostly for children: on the so-called free market they play games, sell old toys and display their skills for money. With the profits they run off to buy someone else’s old stuff. This recycling of things makes their parents very happy.