It's a collection of short stories and poetry from the Mana Mangere writers' collective and guest writers. The theme of the collection was for each writer to write about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic that affected so many people since 2020 when it first appeared on our shores.
The book was dedicated to those who had passed away during that time of which also includes a short story about the passing of my father during that time as well as 3 other people that I had been aware of who had also died during the time but not of COVID-19 itself but through other factors.
It's was a bittersweet time in having the writers come together as I had purposefully waited until the pandemic numbers had significantly decreased before having a book launch. Interestingly enough, the last book launch was about the 1918 epidemic in Samoa.
I'll share some of the short poems in another blog but to suffice to say that it was an event (book launch) that was enjoyed by all and the first of more books to be launched in coming weeks and months as we look forward to what the new year brings...
