COVID: Lockdown Stories (2020-2021)
A Story for Peggy
for Peggy Metaxas, by Nacima Khan “Hello?” The phone clicked quietly as Peggy’s clear voice echoed through the line. “Hello?” It was never a formal nor distanced hello, but one which always opened up a door into Peggy’s home, one which invited you in for a cup of tea, one which made you stop and… continue reading »
Read MoreInvisible London (2017-2019)
Bethnal Green in the Golden Days, for George Freeman
From the life of George Freeman By Sam Dodd — When I was first born, in 1948, we lived in North London: a two-bed flat in Wenlock Barn, Hoxton. Then the rest of my siblings came along and a bigger flat came up in Bethnal Green. That’s where I consider my childhood home to be,… continue reading »
Read MoreStories Against Loneliness (2016)
Songs for Samuel, by Suzanne Wilson
When I was four years old, we listened to Ska and danced in the living room. Our house, in the middle of our street… We wanted a fixer upper. Why don’t you have a job? Because I spend all day doing up the house for your mother. Mind your feet. Don’t be going around without… continue reading »
Read MoreEastLife (2014-2015)
Afloat, Ashore, for Charlie Burke
From the life of Charlie Burke By Jo Lazar — “What’s the matter, Charlie?” “I need help, my head’s bursting.” In Barking, in 1946, Charlie’s head was the youngest in his family and it would always be. He got away with everything. To add to his numerous siblings, the community was tightly knit. There were… continue reading »
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