'The Open Arms' is a virtual pub instigated by Sally O'Reilly in 2020. "'The Open Arms' unbolted its doors when all other pubs closed theirs. It is a focus for and record of locked-down conviviality. Dive in for a swift sharpener or settle down to a hearty session. Turn the music up or off, avoid anyone you don't like the look of. The place is yours. And better still - everything is on the house."

'Villa Sylvia' is one of a series of vignettes which, like a painting, is contained by its edges. Like a painting, one written tableau preserves its relationship to others. 'Villa Sylvia' is an excerpt from a larger in progress project, 'Near Witches', in which paintings are replaced with written stand alone scenes.

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/28460