![]() ![]() Imagine, if you can, a small room, hexagonal in shape, like the cell of a bee. The decor and furnishings are not exactly sumptuous, but okay if you like minimalism. ![]() Forster's short sci-fi story The Machine Stops was published in 1909 but in some ways seems spookily prescient of the current situation.įorster portrays a society in ongoing lockdown, each citizen confined to his or her own underground "cell". With all kinds of normal activity suspended around the world – at least for the time being – and citizens in their millions, if not billions, being confined to their homes by the pandemic, this machine we call society seems to be grinding to a halt.Į.M. You can read more at his WordPress site and also follow him on Twitter. This is a guest piece by Richard Fox – retired media director, now a singer/songwriter and blogger who writes on a variety of topics. ![]()
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