Month: December 2020
Locked inside an icy world
The heavy afternoon sky reflected the lead-coloured sea. But nothing could dampen the glow of winter whiteness that blanketed everything – hills, houses,…
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Winter solstice
When we first arrived in Nuuk it was only two weeks after the winter solstice. Our flight arrived in the mid afternoon twilight…
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Fast car, slow car, no car
“We should get a car,” said my son, looking out the window at the morning snow falling on the dark, lamp-lit street. “Why?”…
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Lost in other worlds
I have always felt a reverence for libraries. As a child, a favourite outing was the weekly visit to the local public library….
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The distance between us
We stood side by side, watching the helicopter soar over the hill and out of sight. When it was gone, we continued to…
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