The Blue And Gold

What do we call this phase in our era?   Source: Unknown. 2020. Online. Available at: https://www.todaysparent.com/family/family-health/face-mask-faq/amp/  Like a bullet piercing through me, millions of nerves activating at once, was this even true? What my mom told me felt like things that only happen in movies, but little did we know it was seriously happening, we were at the start of a worldwide pandemic. It started off as a mere mother instinct, but she did what she thought was right. "Wash your hands, stay away from crowds, and do not eat takeout…" all these felt like unnecessary instructions, but it was just the start. The day played out quite normal but what happened next baffles me to this moment. All news broadcasts and university chat rooms started flooding with news of a new “Virus”. At first it sounded like something Aunty Saras (from your mother’s sister’s husband’s side) would send on the family group chat and tell you to tie your hair or it would catch you, b...

The Beginning  source: Camera Roll Essence, the mere abstract of desired scent or taste. Called upon when one is in need of flavour to be added in a peculiar situation or work of art. For me the essence are my thoughts flowing through my fingers and onto allocated letters in order to make desired content available. The mind can be a dreadful place but for some, like myself, it is a place of peace and expectation. Being given the opportunity to share my thoughts and ideas among fellow peers like you my dear reader, has given me a joy that I find hard to explain. Let me not bore you with the cliché introduction as no one really takes heed of those. It is not really something I do, talking about myself, but I think it is mandatory for you (my audience) to be enlightened on what to expect as I hope this will be an ongoing meeting between us. Literature has been my passion since the day I had my first essay topic at school and the difficulty to get me to stop writing has increased ove...