Sleep used to be trivial, insomnia was on a nightly basis. Gradually, things began to shift, peaceful nights, well-rested days. Looking back, my naiveté was laughable. We go outside, but don’t see any faces Only the eyes of others peer out of masks,  Talking face to face a memory of what I used to do Siblings used to be annoying now they are a treasure  … Continue reading POETRY: The Crux of Humanity

Coronavirus? Covid? What is that, a game? Supposedly the end has come  It crept up slowly but surely Unnoticeable until it was too late to stop Now we lie in wait for an end that may or may not come With no end in sight, We hope it’s soon done At first it was the airlines And then went the events Soon after schools followed … Continue reading POETRY: The New Normal

Three men were dead. That’s as much as the cops knew. That and the trembling little girl with the blonde pigtails and the too big backpack that must have weighed twice her weight at the crime scene was their only witness. Officer Alexander Tyler was chosen to question her. As a large and muscular man, it was hard for an outsider to understand why he … Continue reading SHORT STORY: A Glint in the Moonlight