The Library of Lost and Found

by Phaedra Patrick

“I’m a guardian of books,” she said. “A volunteer at the library.”

You need to be more efficient, or else you’ll never get your jobs done.

“It’s easy to remember things differently to how they actually were.”

Elderly people don’t just want to look at photos of the past, or of a nice bloody view. I want to see bright lights, and hear music, and see young people having fun. I want to remember doing it myself.”

I have to find the strength to move on. Because there’s no alternative.