Jessica Furseth

Let them eat oranges – but only in winter

Published in The Simple Things, January 2025. Midwinter doesn’t really have many smells of its own. Beyond the invitingly acrid aroma of pine and the icy metallic scent of snow, this season’s smells are mostly memories of things that happened before nature went to sleep. Such as the baked goods spiced with ginger, cardamom andContinue reading “Let them eat oranges – but only in winter”

What Happens When You Eat Too Much Bacon

Published in Extra Crispy, April 2017. Original story / Archived story. It is, in fact, possible. On his 30th birthday, Luke Abrams received 30 pounds of Red Robin-brand bacon—”Applewood smoked!”—from a friend who was a cook at the chain. “Red Robin is famous for their bacon. It’s like crack,” Luke explained. “I don’t know what sorcery theyContinue reading “What Happens When You Eat Too Much Bacon”

On Google Street View, Gentrification, and London Street Art

Published in Garage by Vice in March 2019. Original story link / Archived story link. The permanently closed Lord Napier pub in Hackney is a never-ending piece of community art, but how long can it stay that way? I first saw the Lord Napier in Hackney Wick ten years ago, walking down White Post Lane when IContinue reading “On Google Street View, Gentrification, and London Street Art”

Lighthunting

Published in The Simple Things, October 2024.

In space, no one can take your caffeine away

Published in Compound Butter, Play issue, July 2024.

The curse of the British pub refurbishment

Published in Huck Magazine, June 2019. Original article link. / Archived story link. The curse of the British pub refurbishmentThe Disappearing City It’s the end of an era for Norman’s Coach & Horses on Greek Street in Soho. By the end of June, Fuller’s, the brewery that owns the freehold of this crown jewel ofContinue reading “The curse of the British pub refurbishment”

The shape of things to come in Hackney Wick

Published in The Wick, April 2023, p14 (original article here). The shape of things to come in Hackney Wick Spaces are opening up in new and old buildings around Hackney Wick – some with longterm security, others as meanwhile use. Is this the roadmap to secure the area’s creative future? “It almost slipped through the netContinue reading “The shape of things to come in Hackney Wick”

In the water, in my body

Lionheart Magazine #14, the Joy issue, published May 2022. In the water, in my body I started swimming by chance. It was a warm day in early summer by the seaside, and I was charmed by an inviting tidal pool and decided to go for a swim for the first time in many years. TheContinue reading “In the water, in my body”

The year spent inside our minds

Published in Lionheart Magazine issue 13, the “Magic” edition, August 2021. Normally I’d say that I rarely get bored – only boring people are bored! – but the pandemic really knocked me down a peg. I was bored like only a five year old can be, lolling around and moping about it. I’ve forgot aContinue reading “The year spent inside our minds”

Memory games

Published in The Simple Things, August 2021 issue. (PFD here.) You must remember this: How to make better memories A rush of memories can overwhelm you, but you have more control over how and what you remember than you might think. Because the brain is constantly changing our memories, your recollections are constantly up forContinue reading “Memory games”