“Cut loose from the earth’s soul, they insisted on purchase of its soil, and like all orphans they were insatiable.”
— Toni Morrison, A Mercy

Motherless Children is a lyric essay commissioned by writing development agency, Commonword, in response to the theme: How Green is Our City?

Published in 2024 in the digital anthology Dreaming in Green, the essay explores the impact of light pollution and the role it plays in severing us from our vital connection to the Earth.

Read Motherless Children here.

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