by Jamie Miles | Nov 29, 2020 | True Stories & Reflections
There’s a fine line between creepy and compassionate. Turning up at your best friend’s house confessing your love for their partner is a bit much. Though on this occasion, that’s not what I did. I was on a train from Hiroshima to Tokyo. In the Friday rush to get home...
by Jamie Miles | Nov 22, 2020 | True Stories & Reflections
We all love the thrill of a good bit of vacuuming. It sits at the seductive intersection of being productive and offering instant gratification. Though I discovered that the admission of vacuuming as a hobby crosses some sort of social line. ‘How’s your lockdown...
by Jamie Miles | Nov 15, 2020 | True Stories & Reflections
Location Sydney, Australia 2017. Jamie has returned from his trip to the city centre. His backpack is swung over his shoulder, and he’s dressed in swim shorts and a t-shirt. Jamie:Hey – are you awake?I have a quandaryI’m locked out of my friend’s flat in...
by Jamie Miles | Nov 8, 2020 | True Stories & Reflections
Nowadays, why I cry is upside down. Like most children, sad things would move me to tears. I assume it’s because when we’re young, we’ve not grown accustomed to the world’s misfortune. Growing older, my settings have changed. Expecting the unfortunate, it can no...
by Jamie Miles | Nov 1, 2020 | True Stories & Reflections
I can pinpoint the exact moment that I learned to hate reading fiction. I was six years old and sitting in class, happy as a lamb inhaling the book I’d picked up. ‘Oh dear, what was this doing in there? You shouldn’t be reading this.’ My teacher lifted the book away...
by Jamie Miles | Oct 25, 2020 | True Stories & Reflections
One moment you’re making shapes on the dance floor. The next the police are escorting you outside. It was 2016, the year of ‘Pokemon Go’. New Year’s Eve had rolled around and my friend suggested we spend it at Europe’s best fancy dress...
