Throughout 2019, whenever I met up with anyone who I hadn’t seen in a little while and they asked me how things were going, my answer was always the same. “Tens and ones,” I’d say. “Tens and ones.” First, the ones: I lost my regular income at The Pool when it folded. At the time, I was owed just over two grand, a fraction of which was recouped – rather humiliatingly – when a nice woman crowdfunded on behalf of the fucked-over writers. I was glad she did it, and glad to get some money, but it’s not how anyone wants to be paid for their work. The next One: the newspaper I had a regular column in folded. The next One: two members of my immediate family became extremely sick. The next One: my partner’s brother became extremely sick. The next One: I had a cancer scare of my very own. The next One: the dog started limping, and we were charged £500 for the confirmation that she was, indeed, limping. Another One: My front tooth came out. It is costing me £5,000 to get it replaced.
The Things I'm Most Proud Of
The Things I'm Most Proud Of
The Things I'm Most Proud Of
Throughout 2019, whenever I met up with anyone who I hadn’t seen in a little while and they asked me how things were going, my answer was always the same. “Tens and ones,” I’d say. “Tens and ones.” First, the ones: I lost my regular income at The Pool when it folded. At the time, I was owed just over two grand, a fraction of which was recouped – rather humiliatingly – when a nice woman crowdfunded on behalf of the fucked-over writers. I was glad she did it, and glad to get some money, but it’s not how anyone wants to be paid for their work. The next One: the newspaper I had a regular column in folded. The next One: two members of my immediate family became extremely sick. The next One: my partner’s brother became extremely sick. The next One: I had a cancer scare of my very own. The next One: the dog started limping, and we were charged £500 for the confirmation that she was, indeed, limping. Another One: My front tooth came out. It is costing me £5,000 to get it replaced.