For the past year, all of us have been steering our lives around COVID-19, haven’t we? It seems like we have been making adjustments constantly to “the new normal”, which doesn’t seem normal, somehow, even after 12 dull months, perhaps more. One after effect has been anxiety, irritation, mistrust, that I’m sure all of us… Continue reading Life Around Covid-19: Good Neighbours
Author: deerazphd
A writer since the age of five, I am passionate about words and all things writing. I enjoy all kinds of writing, but blogs and poetry are the closest to my heart. Please note that all content on this website is the property of Pebble in the Ocean. Please do not reproduce without permission. Thank you.
The Fear of Rape and Life
As a woman growing up in India, she was used to being terrified of the possibility of rape. These days, however, she encountered incidents of rape on every page of her local daily. And although she had been taking self-defence lessons most of her adult years, she found herself perpetually hounded by the fear of… Continue reading The Fear of Rape and Life
