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I Could Tell You A Story

I could tell you a story about two lovers just getting started when the pandemic swept in. Of how they had chosen to distance days before the...

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The Sea Doesn’t Care

The ocean still has its routines, still breathing and full of life, we could learn from the ocean.
Adam, Manila, Philippines

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Planet Earth or Planet Art?

Dear Yuri, We now know that world isn’t “just the world.” We now know what we love. We know who we love. We are learning who we are...

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The Longest Time

It was the last of times. It was the first of times. This, actually is the longest time. The longest time, I have stayed still. I am still. I am...

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Saying Goodbye

Dear Yuri, This week was my 94yr old mum’s funeral. Covid19 regulations meant there were only 4 mourners but what could’ve been awful was actually...

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The Young Child’s Gift

Dear Yuri, I have to pick my way carefully as every floor in the house is covered with toys and discarded craft projects, the kitchen and bathroom...

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Temptation In The Time of Corona

Week two of lock-down in New Zealand. Borders closed. My sometime, sporadic new Spanish lover, who I haven’t seen for two weeks, gets in touch...

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Comfort

I live alone with my rescue cat. We share a twenty square-metre mansion in Barcelona. That’s my studio flat, which is now my bedroom...

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Patrick and Ushi’s Loft

Dear Yuri, I live in Patrick and Ushi’s loft now, and every morning this is my second, or third thought. I don’t think they know that I am here. The...

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Sitting It Out

Dear Yuri, I have realised that lifestyle is always a temporal design; my Country Zambia is not under total lockdown although one district within...

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I’m Also Here For Them

Dear Yuri, Like many, I have thought of the truths I will learn and the habits I will fall into during this period. I’m pleased to say the habits...

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