Titled Ethos Books at Home, Ethos Books invites readers to take a peek into the workspaces of their authors and make time for connections in the process. Besides, aren't you curious to see how work looks like at home for me? Image after the break. Presenting my workspace: Visual display aside, Ethos Books also invited me to pen down some thoughts on connection. There are, I suppose, two main types of connections: physical and virtual. I’ve long regarded cities as spaces where meaningful physical connections are few and far between. Online connections, on the other hand, are a dime a dozen. For all the speed and ease in which connections are made online these days, something within us knows it just isn’t the same. But we take what we can get.
Then COVID-19 happened. More than the fear of death, the fear of contagion has turned physical connection into a deadly weapon. To survive, we find ourselves suppressing the basic need to connect with people. Suddenly, it is unnatural—not to mention life-threatening—to meet, to reach out and touch someone. Still, the craving for physical contact persists. Maybe this is why more people are turning to pets and houseplants these days. Modern technology offers a sense of community and solidarity, but it is a stopgap measure, not a permanent solution to isolation. If we are to weather this storm, we need to look out for each other. We must. Writing is one way to reach out and connect. In my work, I make it a point to communicate moments that readers can relate to. Increasingly, I find myself wondering: relatability, to what end? If writing is how I understand the world, I want to use it to craft a space where readers can access the world of my words and find the means to articulate their own experiences in the process. A strong connection occurs when I stretch out my arm and find you reaching out for me as well. So it is with readers, writers and the written word.
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