Cradle Dreaming

Degas, Place de la Concorde, 1875

Nov 2023

“There wasn’t much sunlight filtering in but the place still felt like the inside of a cathedral—not only the soaring ceilings and brilliant colours like stained glass, but also the hushed atmosphere of a place which had been sacred for centuries. King Billy Pines could live for two thousand years. When they fell they remained, moss-covered, like rows of green-cushioned pews. “

A non-fiction essay published in Panorama Journal (UK)