An essay that relies on William Golding’s premise regarding human selfishness, as evidenced in his dystopian novel, Lord of the Flies, as a departure point from which to consider humanity’s ...
On a Sunday, I sent an 800-word excerpt to my virtual writing group. The piece was about my partner, Erica – a love letter to her, really, about the ways ...
I hope this letter gets to you. I’m going to burn it in hopes that it does.
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“…I called again and was rerouted five times until I was back to the same operator who initially took the call. In New Jersey, where I grew up, we call ...
You’ve bought masks, hand sanitizer. Leave the house only for essentials, they say. Flatten the curve. You should buy an oxygen monitor, you think. Your mother had one.
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The streets are very quiet these days so the whoop whoop staccato punctuation of ambulance sirens every 5 to 10 minutes is rattling.
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The unimagined victims of Covid-19.
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Here’s What I miss: Crowds. Big ones… everyone’s sweet with sweat and booze, one mass of hoots and hollers, and you’re reminded of what it’s like to be part of ...
“Do absolutely nothing” or “be bored” haven’t made the holy list of suitable responses to the stay-at-home orders.
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For the last two days prior to the start of spring break, my mom and I frantically worked to cancel our flights, hotels, and Airbnbs in Italy and throw together ...
An inconclusive and futile experience trying to get treatment for covid-19.
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I am not afraid to die of COVID-19. (Maybe a little afraid.) Here is what I am afraid of: being separated from my partner. I am afraid to die and ...
I spent the better part of my night bent over the sick, scrubbing my hands and face raw with the Dial soap by the sink. My mind was occupied with ...
The experiences working as a manager in a restaurant during the COVID-19 Crisis.
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He knew his wife Melanin was still asleep in another room in another wing on the opposite side because visionary that she is, she’d been practicing social distancing with him ...
Social distancing, self-isolation, lockdown – are words we now use every day. We want to hear your stories about isolation. It might be self-imposed, it might be enforced, maybe it’s ...
“fiction is the only way to redeem the formlessness of life.”
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If ever there was a year that needed careful Reflection 2016 is certainly that year…..
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Improving your overall lifestyle and everyday habits is important for personal growth and development. While it may seem unachievable to change your current habits, taking these steps will help improve ...
