“It seemed that no matter how many times he’d travelled on his own, Michael was still prone to making mistakes.”
Category Archives: Travel
Michael on Ice
“A thick spray of ice that had been kicked up by his snowboard showered down onto his corpse-like form as he lay broken and mangled on the icy slope.”
Censory Deprivation
When I grew up, movies were violent, people swore, and sometimes characters smoked or did things naked. But in Korea, just when things are getting exciting, things suddenly become blurry.
Night Cap
I don’t consider myself to be a particularly seductive person, but before the blood and chaos I thought things were going quite smoothly.
Bungle, Bungle, Bungle
The road from my apartment to my school runs straight and desolate like the dusty streets on which cowboys duel at high noon. Guarding the entrance to my school, like a modern day gunslinger, is a middle-aged patrolman.
Food Forethought
I have been telling people that my favourite Korean dish is bibimbap, because for a long time I had been getting it confused with gimbap.
Drug Trip
In a flash I became convinced that I was in the process of committing fraud, and rather than confessing my crime I chose to proceed with the con.
A Touchy Subject
Swiftly placing a hand on my shoulder, she snakes her head to the side and kisses me on the cheek. I catch the scent of shampoo and perfume, hair clouds my vision and tickles my face. Her voice rasps “Hi…” in my ear.
Catching Snippets
A few moments passed before the man’s chewing took on a pensive quality. It was the chewing of a man building up the courage to try out his English. He put down his metal chopsticks and said, “You… haircut.”
Talking Trash
I nudged the boxes closer together with my foot. “Where do I put the trash when the boxes are full?” I asked.