HeyJaredNinki Substack by Margaret Bennett
It will be a buffet, hopefully one with good salads and homemade delights rather than a beige banquet. I write memoir and cultural musings.
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In Search of the Zeitgeist (opens the original)
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There was a moment this summer, where I sat in the departures lounge at Manchester Airport pink-eyed, as the sociable flight time we’d booked for a holiday to Mallorca had inevitably moved due to fuel shortages and the consolidation of flights. As I squinted over my Pret latte, my gaze was directed downwards due to fatigue, and I noticed that Adidas had a vice-like grip on the feet of the population of the northwest of England.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcd
Picture This (opens the original)
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Jesus Christ (opens the original)
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On a stinking hot summer’s day, a long black limo pulls up outside the Tudor façade of Liberty’s department store. I slow down and wait momentarily expecting someone to get out. Someone famous. Crowds have gathered opposite the store. Two women make their way into the air-conditioned cool of the leather upholstered interior before being driven off. The crowd is not for them. They are gathering around the stage door of the London Palladium.It’s very busy with shoppers milling between Regent Stree
When your friend becomes homeless: Mental health is everything (opens the original)
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Early this morning I was lying in bed reading. I received a newsletter from the Manchester Mill with a leading story featuring an old friend. To be more exact he is a friend of one of my besties, someone whom I’ve known for the best part of 40 years. I’ve drunk wine in his house, met his children, and seen the twists and turns his life has taken him. Re… Read more
Sakura House (opens the original)
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I stood on the grey platform of the Metro waiting for the train. It took me all the way into Ginza where I worked, with no changes. It was June and the rains were hard outside. Heavy pressure was building, so the subway was a bit sticky, but not yet too hot. I could feel my forehead prickling with perspiration. My folded umbrella was still wet as I plac… Read more
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