Having evaded contracting the virulent driver of the pandemic for the past 18 months, I finally succumbed to COVID-19. The text message from the NHS informing me that my PCR came back positive was hardly a shocking revelation; with the new Omicron variant spreading through London like wildfire, it seemed like every man and hisContinue reading “covid crisis point.”
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impetus.
I’ve been taking a series of breaks from the internet and social media in general while I’m trying to gather my thoughts and ascertain how I am really feeling. I’ve been trying to be more present and observe the world around me with more clarity and precision. My local council has installed pedestrianisation zones inContinue reading “impetus.”
embracing the absurd.
There has been a considerable drought in my writing, searching for what is wrong with it all, the reason for which has been a combination of busy schedules, shifting priorities and, above all, contentment. After being stuck on transmit and in fifth gear for much of the last two months, I wanted to experience beingContinue reading “embracing the absurd.”
recalibrate.
How quickly the void of an uncertain future has been replaced with a new normal. On the eve of a hot summer, with impulses setting in to be perched outside soaking in as much vitamin D as possible, it is even more impressive to see the majority of us aspiring to alter our behaviour forContinue reading “recalibrate.”
ASH CHANDRAHARAN 