Quarantine & Hope: Conversations in Isolation

In our first virtual group hang-out since COVID lockdown, a friend expressed how hopeless she felt. It was her answer to a question we asked at the end of the call: ‘Is there anything I, or we, can do to help you right now?’  With bravery, she said, ‘you can help me...

The Lost Art of Crying

There I was, my head on my companion’s shoulder, openly crying in the carriage. Breaking Protocol.  The London Underground is, after all, infamous for its emotion devoid interiors. Smiles are to be avoided. Eye contact is a myth. Crying? Don’t even think about it. Yet...