September 13, 2018
Previously in Taste of Mel… As told by Mel * When I look back on this day, I’ll remember the smell of eggs on the nightstand, no longer sizzling as they go cold. I’ll remember the silver ray...
August 30, 2018
Previously in Taste of Mel… As told by Jonathan * When I land at JKIA on Wednesday afternoon I’m pumped. I’m finally where I want to be in my career and I’ve got a girl waiting for me at h...
August 23, 2018
Previously in Taste of Mel… As told by Mel * At the terminal, along with other eager family and friends, bored hotel chauffeurs and impatient children, I wait. I’m wired and I can’t stand st...
August 16, 2018
Previously in Taste of Mel… As told by Mel * When you put promises into words and utter them into existence, the universe gives you an opportunity to fulfil them. That’s the power of the spoke...
August 9, 2018
Previously in Taste of Mel… As told by Mel * Time dilates when you’re sitting on a toilet seat waiting for a blade of paper to tell you whether your life has changed irreversibly. Three blades...
August 2, 2018
Previously in Taste of Mel … As told by Mel * On Sunday, I step out of the May, morning drizzle and wipe the dew and grass off my shoes on the door mat outside my house. Inside, I am greeted by ...
July 26, 2018
Previously in Taste of Mel… * As told by Mel * The week after Jonathan and I leave Naivasha, I find myself at a golf club on Monday evening. The clouds have taken on a blue hue that is absent of...
July 19, 2018
Previously in Taste of Mel… As told by Jonathan * We’re still sitting on the terrace when a chill seeps back into the air. Mel is hugging herself out in the garden, talking to a woman (who tog...
July 12, 2018
Previously in Taste of Mel… As told by Jonathan * Tuesday morning I’m leaning against the warm hood of my car, one hand tucked inside the pouch of my hoodie. I’m talking to my buddy Bram about m...
July 5, 2018
Previously on Taste of Mel … As told by Jonathan * Saturday night I’m pacing outside my bathroom chewing on a slice of pizza. It’s been over half an hour since Mel went to soak in the tub an...
