The People on Platform 5 D. Graham Burnett author of Generation Me and

author of Generation Me and The Narcissism Epidemic

and poet Fred D'Aguiar returns to the land of his youth

Born in the Sicilian hills

making laws our "lord" estranges us from Christ

a cat-shaped statue with magical powers

The People on Platform 5 D. Graham Burnett author of Generation Me andNo one speaks to strangers on the train. What would happen if they did? Every day at 8: 05, Iona Iverson boards the train to go to work. As a seasoned commuter, she knows there are rules that everyone should follow: You must have a job to go to, don't consume hot food, always pack for any eventuality, and you must never speak to strangers on the train. Iona sees the same group of people each day ones she makes assumptions about, gives nicknames to,