COVID: Lockdown Stories (2020-2021)
Roaring in Tunnels
by Sam Dodd – an autobiographical piece “Guess why I’m walking round in circles?” I look at him reluctantly. “Cos I’ve got all my spare change just in one pocket! Geddit? So I’m weighed down on one side. So the coins pull me to one side, and I keep going rou…” “Got it, yeah.” I… continue reading »
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Lost & Found, for Rosie Joyce
From the life of Rosie Joyce By Nacima Khan — We met on a boat, Rosie and I. Affectionately named the ‘River Princess’, the boat was charming yet weather-beaten and floated in the waters of Cody Dock, a less frequented and quiet part of East London. The boat smelled damp; the ghosts of past legendary… continue reading »
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Smile, for Pam Moore
From the life of Pam Moore By Suzanne Wilson — A pretty young girl of eighteen stepped out of the front door of her family home in Bedford, clutching a small suitcase, and jumped into a taxi. Pam was escaping, ready to answer her calling to become a nurse. The taxi was only taking her… continue reading »
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Woolf Beats Wolf, for Adrian
From the life of Adrian By Martin Clarke — Saturday morning, a little after eleven. Late October. Warnings of sub-zero temperatures and snow, as other parts of the country have already seen. Adrian, a man in his early fifties, lies naked in bed inside his Bethnal Green house, one hand holding his iPhone directly out… continue reading »
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