"The long stone wall receding into the distance, the words that require me to lean forward and peer closely at them, the gravel beneath my feet, even the air laden with traffic fumes – everything has a weight here, pressing me down. As I stand in front of the names, I feel on display, considered by a silent audience. There is only one of me and so, so many of them." |
Pippa Goldschmidt lives in Scotland and Germany. She’s the author of the novel The Falling Sky, the short story collection The Need for Better Regulation of Outer Space, and co-editor (with Tania Hershman) of I Am Because You Are (all originally published by Freight Books). Her poetry, stories and non-fiction have been published in a variety of places including Gutter, Mslexia, Litro, The Scottish Review of Books, New York Times, and also broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
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