The Village Views

Tales of Apartment Life During COVID

When the world shuts down, the walls start closing in.

Built in 1947 on the edge of the city, The Village Views is a grand old apartment building with wide hallways, generous rooms, and a fading whisper of Art Deco elegance. Behind its doors live twenty-four residents navigating the strange stillness of COVID-19 lockdown.

Some have called the building home for years. Others arrived more recently, carrying secrets of their own. They nod politely in the corridors, exchange brief greetings, and retreat into private worlds that feel increasingly fragile under the weight of isolation.

During lockdown, proximity does not equal connection. Community remains an illusion. Behind each door, lives begin to shift — quietly, unpredictably, sometimes dangerously — while the building itself watches on.

In The Village Views, isolation exposes what routine once concealed, revealing the hidden tensions, private rituals, and uneasy truths unfolding inside a single city block.

• Format: short story/flash fiction

• Genre: contemporary

• Themes: trauma, displacement, institutional neglect, silence, survival

• Content note: These stories include references to domestic violence, coercive relationships, and brief depictions of blood

• ISBN Paperback: 978-0-6454801-5-3

• ISBN Ebook: 978-0-6454801-4-6

• Pages: 154

• Publisher: The Pynk Sphynx