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No more Afraid: Now, Phobos, didn’t we meet? (3/3)
Image: Phobos from a mosaic in Halicarnassus, 4th century AD (@Theoi.com) The dedicated doctors and nurses attending George in the intensive care unit of Ottignies hospital that spring of 2021 had become extremely concerned for his life. Patricia had been … Continue reading
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No more Afraid: is the Blank white or black? (2/3)
Image: Black and White by Malevich (@Pixels) “March the sixteenth 2021!” announced George that morning, finding it rather ironic that, exactly one year since the lockdown began, Lecomte should send one of his percussive e-mails rattling off that ‘the team’ … Continue reading
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No more Afraid: the hidden mystery of Health (1/3)
“You know what’s going to happen next, don’t you” said George, in the middle of a news bulletin, at the start of the UK’s roll-out of the vaccination programme in early 2021, with the promise of a way out of … Continue reading
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The Night of Keira
St. Gilles was drowning in the darkness of a late autumn evening and damped in a cold rain. That – plus the late pandemic era made the neighbourhood, otherwise lively, a half-deserted place. The pubs were open for those who could … Continue reading
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This is the last time
“This is the last time…” Eddy told himself exasperated. He slid his diving goggles over his eyes. The summer sun was now high in the sky and he could feel himself sweating under his diving suit. Parking in this neighbourhood … Continue reading
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