Corona in the City

By Gaithuan Gonmei

Written in the throes of
the corona virus pandemic,
Corona in the City
is a collection of short stories,
partly inspired and partly imagined.
It is a testament to the shared experience of
living in an unprecedented time with
altered consciousness and diverse emotions.
It proffers a glimpse into
the longing for beauty in Pain and Beauty,
the grief of a mother in Mama’s Tears,
the comfort of agape love in The Bride,
the tug of fraternity in A Butterfly,
the search for peace in Mondays of My Life,
and more.

Steal away some time
for a quick quiet read
and a slice of vicarious experience.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Nov 10, 2020
• ISBN: 9781664201767

Gaithuan Gonmei

GAITHUAN GONMEI is a marketer and designer by profession. She is an alumnus of Parsons School of Design, New York; Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; and Miranda House, University of Delhi. Born in Nagaland, India, she currently lives in New York.

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Scripture marked (KJV) taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

Interior Image Credit: Gaithuan Gonmei

ISBN: 978-1-6642-0175-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6642-0176-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020915128

WestBow Press rev. date: 11/04/2020

To the Giver of

all good things

CONTENTS

Preface

1. Pain And Beauty

2. Mama’s Tears

3. Grandmother Awaits

4. My Home On High

5. Healing Balm Of Gilead

6. Bulls And Bears

7. The Bride

8. Cemetery In The City

9. An Evening Walk

10. A Butterfly

11. Monachopsis

12. Mondays Of My Life

PREFACE

Once in a while, something happens on a global scale which upends life and living as we know it. In such a time, the fragility of the breath of life becomes glaringly apparent and the intricacy of the world we live in is revealed. Placed in different situations, everyone has a distinctive story and as we listen deeply, we expand our consciousness and learn to identify with each other’s pain. So often, it is in pain and brokenness that we become willing to dwell upon life and meaning, to think about time and eternity, and to turn to God who created both our hearts and the stars. Our hearts filled with earthly pain may seem to be in stark contrast with the stars filled with ethereal beauty, yet it is we who are the cynosure of the Creator’s eyes. In the midst of our fleeting days and short life stories, He beckons us in love to a beautiful life. As in ancient times, the touch of heaven