COVID: Lockdown Stories (2020-2021)
Lockdown Stories
by Elif Soyler – an autobiographical piece Right before lockdown, I heard an old song for the first time. It was Carole King’s Bitter with the Sweet from Rhymes and Reasons, released in 1972. Those last few days were tentatively spent wandering around the emptying streets of Norwich. I admired the last of the magnolia… continue reading »
Read MoreInvisible London (2017-2019)
Ships, by Erica Masserano
It’s my first week in London and the learning curve is steep. I am staying at Susi and Fra’s place near Turnpike Lane, in the draughty front room of a Victorian terrace, where I sleep on a fake leather sofa and an Ikea catalogue. I’m only the last in a long line of friends who… continue reading »
Read MoreStories Against Loneliness (2016)
Pothole, by Fran Brown
I remember the day vividly, and of course I would, as my whole life shifted trajectory. I collapsed into freefall, and all I could do was wait until I found the bottom again. I woke up at six forty-five to leave by seven – any later and I would have been an hour late due… continue reading »
Read MoreEastLife (2014-2015)
Betty, for Betty
From the life of Betty By Sandra Wilson — I remember, I was six years old and we got driven to the train station. I don’t recall which one it was. Me and me sister had little brown parcels. Mum had packed them a few weeks before going to the station and told us not to… continue reading »
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