And that was Adventure Boot Camp, the beginning of week two. Or as I like to call it, ow ow ow, eina, eina, ow. It turns out that in week one they were just having a laugh. Also, when the foghorns in moullie point are going apeshit, nobody can hear you screaming. Week one you do…
Sunday Times Column
Crazy letters to a sex writer – Lover Boy
Made a bunch of videos reading out some of the letters I get. Because when you write about sex, it tends to bring out the nutters. Here’s one of them: Straight out of my new book of Sunday Times columns and the crazy letters they inspired which is out now, called Pens Behaving Badly. Watch this…
2 epic fails and 1 epic win
Two epic fails and one epic win, or as I like to call it, Adventure Boot Camp day 1. Parked like an idiot and had to trudge half a kay in the dark to get to where the camp was being held. Oh ps, yes, it is still dark at ten to six in the am. As…
The night before Adventure Boot Camp
I must be mad, I must be mad, I must be mad…. Things never seem crazy three weeks or a month before you have to actually do them. That’s when they seem like a good idea. Then the strength of the idea weakens proportionally as you get closer to the day. A month ago I…
Hoochie Conchie
Whoohoo, Sunday 6 April 2015 was a Conch Sunday, my favourite kind of Sunday. Here’s yesterday’s Sunday Times Column. What does the Fish Hoek Library and condoms have in common? Read it and see: APRIL CONCH – TURNING GRIPE TO GRAPE There are two reasons I like going to the Fish Hoek Library. The…
Book Lounge Book of the Week
This message below from my amazing friends at The Book Lounge. Which is undoubtedly the best book shop on the planet (I’m not making that up, it’s common knowledge.) Hurry hurry, while stocks last. (She says desperately hoping that stocks don’t last.) Hello Loungers, Pens Behaving Badly by Paige Nick @20% discount! Paige Nick is one of…
Dos and don’ts for life
Glamour Mag were kind enough to invite me to write a feature on my dos and don’ts for life. And it’s now out in the April issue. So, because I thought what the hell do I know about life, I turned to some of my amazing girlfriends, so they could add their tips to…
Watersports anyone?
Okay, seriously, I get the craziest letters. This came in this evening on my gmail account, from Florida. What’s this guy trying to say? Is this a watersports vibe? I expect this from the sex column, but this is just about one of my regular novels. Hi Paige, I was just reading a Google excerpt from…
In flagrante
Lovely Monday morning to ya. So after a couple of week’s break, here’s my first Conch column from yesterday’s Sunday Times. I’ll be there on the first Sunday of every month for now. Hope you enjoy. 8 MARCH 2015 THE AFRICAN CHEETAH – By Paige Nick I am not smart or stupid enough to be…
Awww you guys
Sundays aren’t the same without you. Big thanks to my editor, Carlos, and the team at Sunday Times for printing these in today’s paper.