Tasting Oranges: On Survival, Absence and Coming Back to Life

There are ways of disappearing that attract concern. There are also the other ways.

You stop turning up. You fall apart publicly. You become visibly unwell. People notice. They worry. They ask questions.

Then there are the other ways. You carry on. You answer the messages. You look after people. You function so convincingly that even those closest to you may never realise how ...