Benny AllenGive Me Vitamin CIt started with me running on my toes and spinning so quickly the bedroom floorboards were squeaking. Then I sat on the side of the bed…·5 min read·Feb 16, 2022----
Benny AllenOne of Those Persons Who Should Never DieFiona. My mother loved Fiona because she was the only hairdresser who could dye her hair the right colour.·7 min read·Jan 2, 2022----
Benny AllenPins and NeedlesIt was just pins and needles in her toes. I told my partner it’ll fade away. Nothing to worry about. She trusted me.·5 min read·Dec 31, 2021----
Benny AllenOranges and LemonsMy friends have been tried to get married for a while. One night he went down on one knee, she said yes. They kissed. Everyone around…·3 min read·Aug 24, 2021----
Benny AllenMAYA WOKE UP LATE FOR THE END OF THE WORLDYou know the feeling. You wake up with sunlight peeking from the blind and you wonder if you’re late for work. Keep snoozing and you end…·9 min read·Apr 15, 2021----
Benny AllenBefore we all started going shopping wearing a mask, I went to Paris.So I’m sitting at this table, drinking a hot coffee I got from the Shakespeare & Co café, I fish my notepad out of my bag and start…·5 min read·Nov 3, 2020----
Benny AllenNew Year’s Eve 20-SomethingI broke a leg once. Literally. It snapped, like breadstick on tuna. I was in high school and we were playing this 5-a-side match with my…·13 min read·Jun 23, 2020----
Benny AllenI Blame The Pyrenees For ThisWhen my mum was about to receive her master’s degree the whole building suddenly crumbled, reduced to a pile of debris. Everyone was safe…·6 min read·Jun 22, 2020----
Benny AllenMortadella SandwichI lost a mortadella sandwich once. I was young. Eleven, maybe twelve. Can’t remember exactly, but I was that age where swimsuit season was…·5 min read·May 24, 2020----
Benny AllenTherapists in the Time of PandemicJosh is a good friend of mine, only I’m probably not a good friend to him. It could be worse.·6 min read·Apr 25, 2020----