COVID: Lockdown Stories (2020-2021)
From Russia to Toynbee, with Love
for Miry Mayer, by Sam Dodd “So many times, assumptions are made. ‘We know better because we design the rules.’ But no, that is not how it works. People are not voiceless, faceless numbers. Listen to their voices, ask them what they need.” ~ Just before lockdown in March 2020, I started seeing someone, so… continue reading »
Read MoreInvisible London (2017-2019)
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 »
Read MoreStories Against Loneliness (2016)
Butterfly Effect, by Nicola Peard
The one thing about change is that you rarely see it coming. — Most of the time, it’s already here. First Beat – Sixteen Years Old When I found the first patch – just behind my right ear, concealed by the hair that would be there for a while yet – I… continue reading »
Read MoreEastLife (2014-2015)
Home Sweet Home, by Nacima Khan
“Home sweet home, hey sis?” My brother had, for the first time in twenty-four hours, regained his usual cockiness and beamed at me whilst flicking his overgrown hair, nearly walking backwards into a petite woman pushing a pram with one hand and dragging a child with the other. I pulled him away as we stepped… continue reading »
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