Covid-19 is an eye-opening, jaw-dropping, heart-breaking disease.
As writers in lockdown, all that we can do to help is to write.
We hope that these short, silly stories give you a moment’s relief.
03
Apr
GOING SOMEWHERE, SEO?
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Lockdown Neighbours
It’s almost midnight when the yelling starts. I peek out my window to see what’s causing the ruckus. Through the open window of the house next door I can see the neighbours yelling at...
08
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Pity About The Pegs
The elderly Maltese lady calls to me in her native tongue from her rooftop laundry garden; grabbing pegs and gesticulating urgently. Pointing at the damp clothes haphazardly strung over thin wires stretched between stone...
07
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Strangers On A City Street
No cars, no people. Just sunrise reflecting in the puddles; leftover rainwater. It is so quiet you can hear the wind under your breath. My dog tugs on the leash and looks back to...
06
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Now And Then It’s Black And White
I stand in front of the black door to my apartment and in a flash I don’t recognize it. What am I doing here? What are these keys doing in my hand?
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03
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Window Watching
When I got home I sat on my roof with a cold beer, my steel gazebo light on. I looked at the man that lives behind the ½ x ½ window, cooking again, still...
02
Apr
The Yellow Door And Other Suspicious Things
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The Driver And The Black Toyota
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31
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Captain’s Log: Lockdown Day 1
Today is J’s first day of lockdown and my 8th at home. I’m going to let him rush from pillar to post ‘fixing’ stuff like his study’s AC, which is inclined to leaking. He...
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The Wedding Line-Up. Long Before Lockdown.
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