It arrives soon

It arrives soon

Halloween arrives soon Like that cousin you didn’t invite to the family party. Pumpkins are grinning, candles are lit, And my costume still looks like utter sh— nonsense (I don’t wear one I’m scary as it is) The shops sell cobwebs for £5 a strand, I can just leave my house unplanned! Kids want sweets, [...]

My avatar left me for a holiday

My avatar left me for a holiday

Everyone I know is sun-kissed and sipping cocktails. I’m celebrating a French stick all to myself and pretending my bank account isn’t empty. Meanwhile, my Second Life avatar’s living it up in the Costa di Lucie, tan, yacht, sequin bikini, zero sweat. She’s flirting with a lifeguard who’s probably Dave from Croydon. She posts filtered [...]

The Black dress

The Black dress

She’s slaying the steps in dark black silk, Serving full drama, smoother than milk. Hair on point, her patience? Thin. He’s late? Whatever. She always wins. Phone in hand, but she’s not gonna beg, She’s got better plans and can stand on two legs She poses, she pouts, she checks her own glow, Date or [...]