Elia passed away a few days ago, said the friend who rang me. My friend was sombre so I was too but I kept thinking, no, it can’t be, Elia was so alive. I imagine her sitting at her desk at her yoga studio, writing something. Or maybe reading something. I think of the black […]
Category: People
People I want to write about
Dorothy
My friend Dorothy died at 8pm last Wednesday. She was old and falling apart and ready for it and I was ready to let her go but now I’m thinking of the things that will never happen again. No more going to Dorothy’s place to eat lunch and play word games while telling outrageous jokes. […]
Janet
I found out about the death of my friend Janet through Facebook. We used to meet regularly, first with a mutual friend, Dorothy. Dorothy gradually went downhill till she died at 94. Janet and I, joined by another friend, Rebecca would sometimes meet at Galaxy and have lunch together somewhere in the city. When COVID […]