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THE LONG ROADS HOME: Taking stock, nearly eight years on from a pandemic that changed us

Roads dissipate like shape-shifting mirages when the stories of the unfolding years dissolve into what’s really in front of you. As the final days of the year are swallowed up, you cast an eye over your shoulder and realise how far you’ve all come. This is an update of this story, first published in December 2024. It’s been nearly eight years since “all that” came our way. Pandemic and imaginary journeys recited from your front room. Masks and hand washing, a premium on hospital beds. Shuttered in our homes, watching multitudes of sea birds swoop and sway above West Coast beaches on TV while the humans hide. Sourdough and banana bread and skinny people turning to fat.

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