Chronicles of Lockdown: literature in the times of covid
UPDATE!!! I may or may not continue posting here, this was/is after all an experiment (April 2021)
A literary experiment that aims to represent the thoughts of a writer living in Montreal during the coronavirus pandemic, there is no grand purpose to this writing exercise other than to practice, the entries on this digital literary journal, are unedited; unfiltered and have little to no thought put into them, they are all written in one sitting and immediately published afterwards.
read under your own risk
Side effects may include nausea, cringe, fever, stomachache, sporadic headaches, lung disease, panic attacks, melancholia and much more.
- Why we love libraries, Chronicles of lockdown Chapter 11
Why we love libraries. 2 weeks ago I went to the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, or BAnQ as I like to call it. It was my first time back in more than a year. One year and 3 months to be precise. I went with my family and each of us got lost […] - Chronicles of Lockdown: Volume 10 “eBooks and Print books”
The difference between eBooks and print books is you. One will outlast you. The other will decay alongside you.mu - Chronicles of lockdown: Chapter 9 “no more lockdown?”
It’s been a while since I last wrote in this literary experiment. Truth be told I was busy not caring. I know it sounds awful but life’s been good during lockdown. I finally finished school and learned a lot about actually being an adult and starting my own business. I learned a lot about myself […] - Chapter 8: My iPhone 6 is better than the iPhone 12 and there’s nothing Apple can do about it!
It was on my iPhone 6’s screen that I read my first “I love you” from my girlfriend. - Chapter 6: I want to believe in the Snyder Cut. I confess I tragically can’t.
I want to believe in Zack Snyder’s vision; His quirkinesses and sometimes depressive view on superheroes. Not because I like it, but, because I find it interesting. - chapter 5: sadly, modern books are not art. the invasion of the book as products.
each book is sold as a different and unique experience among thousands of unique and different experiences expertly crafted by professionals - Chapter 4: Aggressive Mexican Poets
I haven’t sold a single book yet. Not one. Rien de Rien. I am still figuring out how to attract readers and customers to the website. SEO is a difficult thing to understand. I mean, I want to write fiction! - Chapter 3: Nothing to write about.
I am lost in the digital sea of contemporary life. - Chapter 2: I’m tired of not being a famous writer
Forgive me Frida; but, I don’t want to end up like you. - Chapter 1: Literature in the times of COVID (Sick And Tired of the Tragic Year of 2020)
These are my thoughts and they come and go as they please.