The COVID Chronicles
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The COVID Chronicles is a collection of short stories inspired by the 2020 pandemic. These stories talk about ghosts during quarantine, clandestine missions, and the drama of everyday battles, among others.
The short stories are standalone and independent of each other. You may read them in any order. Navigate through the stories quickly by checking out the Table of Contents at the top.
This was written during the actual pandemic period as a passion project of the author. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
***This is still a work in progress and more short stories will be added soon.
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