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On Being in Quarantine (From a Freelancer's Point of View)

Today a timely post popped up on the Old Girl’s Facebook page of my former high school. In 1944, the students were forced into their own Quarantine for 10 days, as one of the house prefects had developed Scarlet Fever. “On Being in Quarantine (From a Day Girl’s Point of View)”, written by D.W, was published in the school magazine, which the Archivist has recently rediscovered - an uncanny find given the timing.

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Grounding Patterns

As borders close, and the travel industry dries up, thousands of aircraft around the world have made their way down from the skies to find temporary homes. They’re being parked wherever there’s space at airport gates and on runways. But I find these images disconcertingly beautiful - does that make me a bad human?

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