This column first appeared in The Sunday Times on the first sunday in April. CONCH – APRIL – YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALON – By Paige Nick In December I bought a Christmas tree, and the other day I watched soccer. When will this madness end? Sorry, not soccer, football. I’m told there’s a difference. Although…
March Conch – Transitions
This column first appeared in The Sunday Times on 5th March 2017 MARCH 2017 CONCH – By Paige Nick TRANSITIONS A very close friend of mine’s sister is currently on a journey to transition from a woman into a man. She’s on testosterone and meeting with surgeons, and I can already see on Instagram that…
She Said/He Said – Friends with Benefits
This column first appeared in The Times on Monday 6th February. THE TIMES – SHE SAID/HE SAID FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS SHE SAID – by Paige Nick I think ‘friends with benefits’ is a misleading term. To me a real friend with benefits is a mate who doesn’t like bacon. So whenever you go out you…
I wrote a letter to my love – Feb Conch
This column first appeared in The Sunday Times on 5th February 2017 SUNDAY TIMES CONCH – FEBRUARY 2017 – By Paige Nick So you arrive in space. It’s 11:32 on a Tuesday morning. The aliens gather round and you have to explain how and why we date. And it’s the most awkward hour of your…
Arguing – The Times December
Writer and Vagabond, Jason Mykl Snyman and I write a monthly column in The Times. We pick a subject and then nitpick at it from a She Said (me) and a He Said (Jason) point of view for a couple of hundred words each. It’s a fun little column. They usually cut it to shreds…
She Says/He Says – Guy Code/Girl Code
This column first appeared in The Times on 9th January 2017. SHE SAID/HE SAID – JANUARY 2017 COLUMN GIRL CODE/GUY CODE SHE SAID – By Paige Nick Ever notice how guys have a ton of unwritten rules? Some of them even rhyme, like ‘bros before hoes’. Probably just so it’s easier for boys to remember…
Conch jan 17 – Hambushed by advent
This column first appeared in The Sunday Times on 1 January 2017 CONCH – JANUARY 2017 HAMBUSHED BY ADVENT – By Paige Nick In December I bought a Christmas tree. Which is only remarkable if you know that I’m Jewish and it was my first one. It came with a lot of learnings, like sap….
Dec Conch – Love & loo paper
This column first appeared in The Sunday Times on 4th Dec 2016. The road to love is paved with loo paper CONCH DECEMBER 2016 By Paige Nick Growing up, my mom didn’t give me a lot of advice. I was the youngest of six kids, by the time I came along I think she was…
She Says/He Says – Gender Swap
This column first appeared in The Times on 14th November http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2016/11/14/She-said-he-said-Behind-enemy-lines She Says/He Says is a monthly Times Column where writer, Jason Mykl Snyman and I discuss different topics from a woman and a man’s perspective. This month it’s gender swap. What would you do if you were the opposite sex for a day? SHE SAID/HE…
November Conch
This column first appeared in The Sunday Times on 30th October 2016. Paige Nick writes an open letter to a 74-year-old who had a threesome with two 20-somethings Dear Colin, Let’s pretend it’s just you and me chatting here, and the rest of Sunday Morning South Africa isn’t watching. Thanks for your letter in response…