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The Quarantine Chronicles: Day 9 _The Riots
The Job site was full in the morning. Granted, it was chaotic, but full, nonetheless. Not all of Mr. Bajruku’s men, whom I’d finally...
L.A. Ricketts III
Jun 15, 20208 min read
The Quarantine Chronicles: Day 8
“A word, Mr Bajruku.” Hammel regarded me with his usual casual air and smiled. I’m sure on some level, the sight of a middle-class...
L.A. Ricketts III
May 25, 20208 min read
The Quarantine Chronicles: Day 7
I opened my eyes to the sunlight sneaking around the curtains and blinds. The morning crept through the peace of the night. I was...
L.A. Ricketts III
May 24, 202010 min read
The Quarantine Chronicles: Day 6
Sitting there with the barrel of a gun pressed to the back of my head, all of the complexities and nuances of life seemed rather simple. ...
L.A. Ricketts III
May 11, 202011 min read
The Quarantine Chronicles: Day 5
“London?” I heard the call but didn’t turn. Instead I stayed in my position, on the outer most scaffolding, at the highest floor,...
L.A. Ricketts III
Apr 29, 20207 min read
The Quarantine Chronicles: Day 4
Sara’s building was on a checkpoint road; they were every ten blocks or so, always on even numbered streets. Mostly two-way streets. I...
L.A. Ricketts III
Apr 23, 202010 min read
The Quarantine Chronicles: Day 3
The tension in the house was suffocating. My brother, Ralph, had teetered between tears and anger every hour on the hour since last...
L.A. Ricketts III
Apr 18, 202013 min read
The Quarantine Chronicles: Day 2
I felt the pain first before anything. For a while it was the only sense out of the five that was working. Sharp. Piercing. It grew...
L.A. Ricketts III
Apr 15, 202012 min read
The Quarantine Chronicles: Day 1
It was clear that they wanted you to be afraid. There were extensive amounts of resources dedicated to that specific end. Every...
L.A. Ricketts III
Apr 11, 202010 min read
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