Carriage E There’s a couple in seats E27 and 28 no luggage, not even a coat. Holding hands like they are ready to jump, Round-eyed, they monitor snack-scoffing netflixers and double-chinned snoozers. She gets out a phone and he looks at her until her mouth makes an O. She switches it off. They don’t speak: […]
Thomas Nicholson – 100 words
What manners can make, coming untied and a half-empty moment. Things I learned.
It’s been an educational few days. Here’s what I learned: As a parent, manners aren’t always what you want. This morning’s dull commute was considerably enlivened by the presence of an appealing and articulate toddler chatting to his mother about grapes, tractors and the understandable excitement of being on a railway train. And then it […]