Another day of waking in an office that is a home of Google meets & Zoom calls & working in Teams & cooking, whatever, on the side & being professional through a screen. Weeks this has been going on. At what point, you wonder did Unprecedented become routine? Another day of waiting, on hold, … Continue reading Perspective
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Our New Normal
Remember when breathing was normal, just something you did? Not inhaling a virus & getting sick quick. Remember when wearing a face mask was Halloween art & queuing wasn’t standing two metres apart? Remember when distance wasn’t seen as socially good & shielding was a word no-one understood? Remember when coughing or … Continue reading Our New Normal
Lullaby for a Pandemic
Come with me my little one – away, away from here, Come with me to the far grey hills where rooks and eagles dare to make their nest a rocky ledge and soar through misty cloud, Come my love, come take my hand – escape the city crowds. Come with me my little one … Continue reading Lullaby for a Pandemic
Evaluating Face Masks
Before Lockdown Only worn by professionals in the course of their jobs. During Lockdown We don’t have enough face masks, testing kits & swabs. After Lockdown Face masks are 'advisory' for every Tom, Dick & Gob. Evaluation We are led by donkeys & the PM is a knob. Glossary … Continue reading Evaluating Face Masks
A Room of One’s Own Revisited
I have a room of my own. The smallest in the house. I can see the garden and the seasons changing in front of my window. Sometimes, all the seasons pass in a single day. There is one bookshelf full of books and pictures line the walls. These pictures have been carefully curated and hung … Continue reading A Room of One’s Own Revisited
Barefoot Sociologist 