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Thursday Connectors: Karachi And London

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Karachi And London: A Tale Of Two Cities by Farzana Hakim Hi, all. It's Farzana here for a super-special edition of Thursday Connectors. This week, I’m taking you all on a trip to visit a place that's really close to my heart. And why wouldn’t Pakistan be sentimental, considering my heritage and ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Mind The Gap

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by Eithne Cullen This week, our theme of 'Mind The Gap' reminds us what a diverse bunch we are: our writing community, our neighbourhood, our city or country. It’s all part of the richness of the world we inhabit; we are not the same and do not all think and feel ...

Monday Memoirs: Mind The Gap

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Introduced by Holly King This virus has brought us together in a number of ways: across the world, we are all experiencing uncertainty, fear, constraints, changes, disruption and are focussing on our health. Yet at the same time, the virus is exposing and widening gaps, from health and financial inequity to ...

Friday Feature: Keeping Your Head

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by Rachel Davidson Keep your head; it is how the If poem begins, with a poet’s question. Are you capable of keeping your head whilst all around you lose theirs? As I compose this piece, the UK is in its eighth week of lockdown. We are living through a period of societal ...

Thursday Connectors: European Extravaganza #2

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by Farzana Hakim Hi, all. It's Farzana here, with this week’s exciting extension to our European extravaganza. Hoorah! Last week, we had a cute connector with eight-year-old Jack from Ireland. This worked so well that this week, to bring a smile to our faces, I’m kicking thing off with a few words ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Keeping Your Head

Thoughtful Tuesday
by Eithne Cullen Tuesday Thoughts turn to Keeping Your Head this week. It’s generally accepted that, after this state of lockdown, the fear and anxiety we suffer will be with us for some time. In a recently published poll, almost three-quarters of Britons say they will be 'very nervous' about leaving ...

Monday Memoirs: Keeping Your Head

Monday Moments
Introduced by Holly King We are entering our seventh week of lockdown and it’s unclear if it will be extended again, or, if it isn’t, what the plan will be to ‘getting back to normal’, or even what toll that will have. While the coronavirus is the most pressing factor, closely followed ...

Friday Feature: My New Normal

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by Claire Buss I’m feeling guilty. Everyone around me is beginning to struggle with the effects of lockdown whilst I am thriving. I feel more grounded and happier than I have for a long time and it’s quite difficult to justify that when the entire world is in pain; hence the ...

Thursday Connectors: European Extravaganza

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by Farzana Hakim Europe Versus The Virus: France, Germany And Ireland Hi all, its Farzana here, with this week’s Thursday Connectors. I’m really excited about this one, as it’s the first of our European Extravaganzas. Insert imaginary balloons, confetti and cheerful flag-waving folk! Ah, if only…Shut up, Farzana. Brexit is done. You are over ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: The New Normal

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by Eithne Cullen Maya Angelou said: "If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be." We’ve been tested to adapt to a way of life we’ve never known before. What’s passing for normal these days is very different from what we’re used to, and ...