CHRONICLES OF OUR QUARANTINE

SHORT STORIES FOR LONG DAYS

THE PURPOSE OF THIS SPACE IS TO TELL YOU HOW SOME MEMBERS OF GANEM LIVED DURING QUARANTINE.

8:00 PM

It's Thursday and it's six o'clock in the afternoon. Email is full, the page of my calendar does not fit one more task to do, Ramsey...

ESSAY ON THE HAPPINESS OF A DOG

It was Tuesday, I think. About half past one in the afternoon. It had been two (unnecessary) hours since the call started....

A LOT OF EASTER AND FEW EGGS

My kingdom for a moment of tranquility. That's all I ask for, peace and quiet. A moment of silence. It's not that I can’t anymore...

I FEEL SHORT OF BREATH

I wake up and out of curiosity, I open the curtain with my hand, I can see how they take out bundles on stretchers, they put them in...

I FEEL CALM

Wash your hands up to 26 times a day. No, more, 40. Don't shake hands with anyone, don't hug anyone...

DAY ONE

I remember that day perfectly well, I knew that all the following days were going to be the same or very similar until...

SHE NO LONGER WANTED TO SEE ME

When I knew the situation was going to get worse, only my family came to my mind. Them over there. And me here... Alone.

TIME KNOCKED AT MY DOOR

I wake up and out of curiosity, I open the curtain with my hand, I can see how they take out bundles on stretchers, put them in...

THEY WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND

Dear diary, I haven't written in you for a long time, in fact, I don’t even pay attention to you, but today it's worth it, they keep breaking my heart.

IT'S QUARANTINE AND THE FRIDGE IS BROKEN.

I didn't finish the presentation and I'm already late for work. I take the car and the guy in yellow tells me....

SOON

Suddenly I wake up sweating, run to my daughter's room and see her sleeping, as an overprotective father I...