Vicky Grut is a writer. Her collection of short stories Live Show, Drink Included (2018) was short-listed for the 2019 Edge Hill Prize. She lives in London.
Freedom and choice
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Why not driving is my own form of resistance
As romantic petrochemical-fuelled narratives slip into the past, I’ve found my own kind of freedom in a life without a car
by Vicky Grut
Memory and nostalgia
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In a journey through time I’ve seen the past imprinted on the present
Memory allows us to break free from chronological time, to extend ourselves beyond a single life to embrace earlier generations
by Vicky Grut