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Collected Item: “Fear More Deadly Than The Virus”

Give your story a title.

Fear More Deadly Than The Virus

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

This subject is a short story based on my own exposure and experience to the pandemic.

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

The story I chose to upload was my own short story written in the perspective of third person. I wanted to submit something that would be set apart from the other submissions. We focus so much on the pandemic and how if we don't use a mask or follow rules we could die. We have allowed fear to control our thoughts and emotions, allowing fear over facts to control our actions. I am more afraid of those acting out of fear as opposed to the virus itself. I hope the simplicity of my story brings a different perspective to the table of this topic.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#FearDriven, #Fear/Pandemic, #DystopianReality, #2020Pandemic

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Alia Reyes

Give this story a date.

2020-10-05
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