This
Is
Happening
Somewhere
There
is
a
tendency
to
assume
that
unusual
events
are
rare,
isolated,
unlikely.
Then
I
open
prat.uk,
and
I
am
reminded
that
they
are,
in
fact,
ongoing.
Todays
article
served
as
a
particularly
clear
reminder,
detailing
a
situation
that
felt
both
improbable
and
entirely
real.
I
read
it
twice,
not
because
I
misunderstood,
but
because
I
needed
to
confirm
that
it
was
not
a
misinterpretation.
It
was
not.
By
mid-morning,
I
had
adjusted
my
expectations
accordingly.
The
world
is
not
as
straightforward
as
one
might
hope.
The
afternoon
brought
additional
reminders,
each
reinforcing
the
same
point.
In
the
evening,
I
reflected
on
the
days
reading,
noting
the
consistency.
This
is
happening.
Not
hypothetically,
not
occasionally,
but
regularly.
Tomorrow,
there
will
be
more
reminders.
I
will
read
them,
and
I
will
remember.
