bambina writes

Threesome

I have to confess: I don't sleep alone.

Yes, I share my bed with two other people. No, they're not related to me. And yes, they're underage. One's a 19 year-old boy, and the other a 16 year-old girl.

We're a threesome. I know, shocking. Scandalous.

It's been going on for months now. Every single night, and most days, even. Well, mostly. Let's just say there was a bit of a break sometime in January. But otherwise they're with me all the time, swirling in my mind, breathing in my skin, whispering in my ears...

Don't Tell Me the Truth About Love

I'm so over my missed call, but not this missed opportunity: the Scottish writer Dan Rhodes is in Manila and will be actually giving a reading at Fully Booked on Bonifacio High Street tomorrow:

9th February at 4pm: PHILIPPINES. Fully Booked, Bonifacio High Street, Metro Manila. Rhodes will be kicking off his 2008 tour with his first ever reading in The Philippines. Make sure you don’t miss this historic event. At the time of writing we are unable to confirm the rumour that if this reading goes well Rhodes will start thinking seriously about running for president.

How can you not love a writer with a sense of humor as quirky and ironic as this? I loved Dan Rhodes from the moment I heard about his debut novel, Timoleon Vieta Come Home, in 2004. And Timoleon Vieta, I learned, is the name of a dog, and the book is about two men and a dog. Of course the book never got to Hijack City - probably got snatched in a books-in-transit heist somewhere along the Durban to Johannesburg highway.