Every four years, I become a football fan and couch coach. Not a proper football person, obviously. I don’t spend my weekends analysing tactical formations
Category: A Frog in Lisbon
April 30th: A Night Between Seasons
April doesn’t end quietly. It never has. If anything, it lingers, stretching itself into one final, charged night where something in the air feels different.
A Letter from Someone Approaching Her 60s
Dear Youth, Pull up a chair. Yes, an actual chair. Not a gaming throne, not a standing desk contraption, not a bean bag that costs
Advent 1: HR Nightmare in Santa’s Workshop
Hot on the heels of the Hauntvent series, welcome to the Advent 2025 series. This year, the series comes with a few twists, a bit
Rest, Refill, Retrain, Return
I woke up yesterday morning with my head spinning, a buzz in my ears, and shortness of breath. I knew without even pulling out the
The Song of Your Blood
Roughly 32 years to date, my former boss told me on my last day of work before I left for Germany to get married, “It
