Travelling in the Time of the Coronavirus

Travelling in the Time of the Coronavirus

My heart goes out to everyone who’s stuck at home feeling bored and worried. I’m the only person on the train from Brighton to London. Usually you can’t find a seat at this time of the morning (10:42 departure). The...

The train from York

A man in an anorak shuffles down the carriage. He sits heavily as if cut from a rope. A girl looks up, shifts and frowns into her book. He glances at her. His face looks shrunken, as though once bigger.…

Train Girl

The train is heading south and I stand between carriages. My hand rests on the open window and darkness rushes past. Trees are rigid against the moonlit sky. Smoky clouds are ghost like. A man on the floor gawps into …