Nostalgia
We all ran the corridors together to make sure we were always ahead of the headmaster. If one did get caught, we all took the blame being ready to be held accountable for every one’s mistakes. This unity is something…
A Small Sri Lankan World
My mum says the EasyJet cashier was my father’s brother’s friend’s housemate for two years when they first came to England, back when Appa* thickened the chicken curry up with cornflakes. She says he played UNO with me growing up,…
The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner
The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner is a poignant, informative novel that highlights a little mentioned, shameful piece of American history. In 1943, fourteen year old Elise Sontag, her younger brother Max and her German immigrant parents’ peaceful life in…
A friend for life.
Sometimes I look at you, Not taking off that gaze, Upon you I place my sight. Just to think, How fortunate and blessed I am, To have a friend like you. To have someone to care about. We…