Posted: Mar 19, 2021 12:00 PM ET | Last Updated: March 19
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Warm Blanket is a series of personal essays from Canadian writers and artists reflecting on the pop culture that has brought them comfort and coziness during one year of the pandemic.
To My Pandemic Love,
It was during yet another night of quarantine, locked inside, nowhere to go, when I found you. I was emotionally spiralling betwixt the four narrow walls of my one-bedroom apartment, alone. My sweatpants consumed me like a second skin, my hair unbrushed, and the concept of fresh air was becoming an all-too-distant memory. The night before, I accidentally fell asleep with a tube of Pringles and when I awoke the crumbs still remained clutched to my sweater. I left them. (Also, when I say accidentally, I knew full well what was happening, and didn t regret a single second.) Quarantine had become monotonous, and I needed something to shake me from my rut. Then I met you on TikTok.