PinnedThe AnchoressIt is darkening outside, and the doctor is leaving. He is finished. The cold circle of his stethoscope and the hopeful pinch of his fingers…Apr 20, 2022Apr 20, 2022
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It was less than a year ago that I sat in this same armchair and, watching Steve McQueen’s…Nothing happened and everything happened, I kept thinking. And I did not know, then, about New Cross.Jul 20, 20211Jul 20, 20211
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