She Holds

On phở

On broth and heat, raw meat and raw nerves.

By She Holds

/ 19 Nov 2025

On phở

London

On why I don’t get to London often enough. Fish and chips on Notting Hill. Noodles and dumplings steaming in Chinatown. And the correct Brasier.

By She Holds

/ 16 Nov 2025

London

Verona

On summer innocence, ice cream, first love, condoms and heartbreak.

By She Holds

/ 14 Nov 2025

Verona

On my father

He ruled the wok and the pot. He cooked tong from scratch with rice fluffy and hot and sweet. He pulled me out of abuse and hospitals and brought me home when I was lost.

By She Holds

/ 9 Nov 2025

On my father

Tokyo

On cheesecake in Ginza. The filter of fast-moving particles and locating my husband.

By She Holds

/ 8 Nov 2025

Tokyo

Hawaii

On unrushed days in Hawaii. Swimming with dolphins, forgiving the past, and making love with her growing inside of me.

By She Holds

/ 6 Nov 2025

Hawaii

On dad jokes

He teaches them how to stay in play when the world goes flat.

By She Holds

/ 4 Nov 2025

On dad jokes

I am harbour

She didn’t come to visit. She came to nap. She lay down because my house holds. I am harbour.

By She Holds

/ 2 Nov 2025

I am harbour

Biarritz

It means the season has ended, and something new begins.

By She Holds

/ 1 Nov 2025

Biarritz

On nitpicking

Nitpicking happens in the moment. Without thought. Without impact assessment. Without malice.

By She Holds

/ 31 Oct 2025

On nitpicking

Structure for embodied power

How a woman becomes the gravitational centre of her world and places her man, and her family, her house, her community in orbit around her.

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