John Arsenault Captures P-Town In 14 Frames

In London, I’m a flaneur, admiring the marquees of various West End theater productions, peering into bookshops, and happening upon queer bars and pubs. I love meeting up with friends in the United Kingdom’s capital city for a pint or a show, and I once visited with a girlfriend who was from Brighton, England. Discovering London, whether solo or with someone else, is an activity I’ve romanticized. I imagine my younger self immersed in the National Theatre or the British Film Institute on the South Bank or dancing at Heaven, where queer ’80s musicians from Erasure, Soft Cell, and Bronski Beat once convened. I’ve visited this international city more than any other — six times now over decades. In 2025 alone, I wandered the banks of the Thames during two different seasons. Keep Reading →