Reaching out
How a contact from an old student and a few kind words can break up the monotony of the lockdown
Isolation and togetherness
Today a general lockdown was imposed in the UK. This is where I will spend most of my working hours, thinking how we are both isolated and together.
Tangled emotions
How an old aunt crocheted violently to give vent to unexpressed feelings. She was short, black-clad, with her face and neck the leathery texture of tortoise skin, and had the indeterminate age of “ancient” in my childhood eyes.
Lost and (much later) Found
Technology comes to the aid of locating long-lost relatives.