An empty street, houses with doors and windows closed, a dog lying in the shadow looking at the horizon, the sea on the background.

Back to Nature

The planet is ours again. Hares, squirrels and geese in parks, fish on the shore, (…) I wrote this piece to enter Fish Publishing’s Lockdown Prize, where writers were asked to submit pocket prose of up to 100 words on the theme: “Coronavirus – the writer’s response to the strange times of 2020”.

Hand holding a pen, writing on paper on a wooden table, notebook and cup on the background.

Lost and Found

When my friend Nate was brought into prison two years ago, he wrote me about freedom: something precious that we possess but seldom notice. (…) I wrote this piece to enter Fish Publishing’s Lockdown Prize, where writers were asked to submit pocket prose of up to 100 words on the theme: “Coronavirus – the writer’s response to the strange times of 2020”.