Kevin Martin, Special to Gulf News

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Anger, and one way of handling it

It is unreal to see two conflicting traits in one individual

A kangaroo hops through empty streets during the lockdown restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Adelaide, Australia

Pride and where it generally serves

Everything changes. We are all changing, all the time

A well-received story is one that shows the evolution of a character

Some people cough, others sigh

I spent a week in isolation waiting for that little tickle at the back of throat

Covid has got everybody’s senses attuned to things that only a few months ago we would have called ‘commonplace’

Why is it important to read the fine print

Our rash decisions while buying stuff online can often result in guilt

There is a reason you must always read the fine print

The view: Always a matter of perspective

We’ll always find ourselves situated on one side or the other of a coin

We’ll always find ourselves situated on one side or the other of a coin: the obverse, or the reverse

Why we classify things in threes?

A true story of gossips, bores and conversationalists

A conversationalist is one who’ll talk to you about yourself

Trauma in the times of coronavirus

With COVID-19 virtually dictating social distance, our perceptions are fast changing

The boy, Kannan, looked through his new classmates and saw them not

COVID-19: Zigzagging through the panic

Top thought on everyone’s mind: Do we have everything we need?

In many parts of the world consumers bought unusually large amounts of goods in anticipation and fear of coronavirus

The case of a damaged suitcase

Luckily, I didn’t place anything in the torn pocket so nothing is lost

The suitcase, for all intents and purposes, was damaged beyond repair

Painting the sky with stars

When the darkness assails, I reach into my bag of anecdotal sparklers

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What lies beneath a coat of trust

A serious display of thanklessness is neither good not helpful

Nearly anybody who had a watch, an alarm clock, a wall clock that was faulty took it to the watchmaker

How to keep the customer satisfied

A tale of two banks somewhere on earth in the post-Dickensian era

‘Hello, this is Rodney Hell,’ says the voice, ‘How may I help you?’

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