★ starburned ★
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Essays
Fiction
Paris
Magazine Girl
Archive
About
Paris
All I thought about was art and music, now all I think about is money
On the paradox of pursuing a creative life when the rent is due
Apr 5
•
Sophie Lou Wilson
215
25
47
I only want to listen with love
Wired headphones, paying attention and learning to listen with love
Feb 18
•
Sophie Lou Wilson
52
8
27
Why are all the lonely girls going to Paris?
Or, how to romanticise living in a new city on your own
Jan 14
•
Sophie Lou Wilson
58
27
25
Are you more than where you live?
Identity, place and East London meme pages
Nov 17, 2025
•
Sophie Lou Wilson
66
19
17
Living hard in the city of love
Is the "soft life" ever enough?
Jun 22, 2025
•
Sophie Lou Wilson
29
4
11
How long is too long to be single?
Recovering tenderness, cynical romance and something soft lost along the way
Apr 22, 2025
•
Sophie Lou Wilson
85
9
17
A tourist, but with taste
On moving abroad, feeling like a tourist and getting to the heart of things
Apr 6, 2025
•
Sophie Lou Wilson
31
3
6
How to keep your dreams alive
On being a dreamer, wanting too much and - I'm moving to Paris
Feb 9, 2025
•
Sophie Lou Wilson
86
16
27
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts