Issue 3: Connection

The Art of Connecting Through Paper and Pen

This year made it more difficult to connect to other people than I had ever expected, but as a young and fit person I certainly had it a lot better than others who had to shield. One of many who had to shield was my Gran and with her living so far away from us it was hard to see her often before all this happened. The more I felt disconnected to the world I would set up a Zoom group call, text someone or FaceTime a friend to pull me out of my funk; I realised that there were people living in this isolated world who did not have access to the internet and were lucky to see their postman in the distance.

By Kirsty Taylor. In loving memory of Christina Taylor: 1929–2020. When Kirsty isn’t head editing for us, she is writing poetry, hosting a podcast or studying to be a student teacher.