By Michelle Wilkinson
Published Tuesday 3 February 2009
I’m running for my life. Moments ago, I was struggling through crowds. Now I’m running. I was haggling and bartering and grappling over food. Now I clutch it close to my chest as I stumble and squelch through the muddy tunnels. In the grim light, families huddle together, making themselves invisible. They’re getting closer. It was my own fault [...]
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Tags: dreams, dystopia, family, freedom, future
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By Amy Gould
Published Friday 30 January 2009
Ella is my best hatch. I plait her white blonde hair in junior assembly, and morning break she whispers in my ear. I love her best for her PowerGirl play castle and her pink fluffy Google pen. And when she says ‘I love you, bee’, and I reply,‘I love you bee hatch.’
Ella’s also my girlfriend, [...]
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Tags: childhood, family, future, law, LOVE, police, smoking, tottenham
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By Bruce Stirling
Published Wednesday 14 January 2009
The crush of bodies seeking shelter down in Turbine Hall drove me up to the roof for air. That’s when I saw her. Just after midnight, a girl no more than twelve emerged from the rain and stood before The Family, a bronze sculpture overlooking the Thames. Making sure she was unobserved, she climbed onto [...]
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Tags: abstract, dystopia, family, hall, rain, sculpture, turbine, weeds
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