COVID: Lockdown Stories (2020-2021)
The Campus
by Nic Peard – an autobiographical piece The Department looks out over an artificial lake and acres of marshland. The marshland remains untouched for the most part. On some foggy, cold mornings, it seems like the marshland is only permitting the campus to come so far – or slowly stealing back. The lines blur. Nature… continue reading »
Read MoreInvisible London (2017-2019)
No Trouble, for Pearline Donaldson
From the life of Pearline Donaldson By Marta Guerreiro — Not all stories have a thread. Often, our life becomes easier to tell if we remember just some moments, pieces: a puzzle of loves and battles, which we preserve within us, in places that can be poetic – a treasure chest made of faith –… continue reading »
Read MoreStories Against Loneliness (2016)
Coffey of Cork, for Chris Coffey
From the life of Chris Coffey By Stevie Kilgour — Name – Chris Coffey Age – 76 Born – Cork, Republic of Ireland Lives – Hackney, London. Occupation – Retired Stonemason. A dull November night in Hackney, East London and Chris walks slowly and aided by an old walking stick to his regular table with… continue reading »
Read MoreEastLife (2014-2015)
Memories, Losses & Gains, for Eileen Wade
From the life of Eileen Wade By Naomi Duffree — There is a strong resilient spirit running through the East End. Where does it originate from and in this era when the phrase, “They don’t make ’em like that any more” is often heard, do we have a need to worry that this East End… continue reading »
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