Finding Words in a Pandemic
In this time of crisis, we are missing those everyday things that we once took for granted: hugs, smiles, spontaneous dates, toilet paper. It has taken me a while, but…
In this time of crisis, we are missing those everyday things that we once took for granted: hugs, smiles, spontaneous dates, toilet paper. It has taken me a while, but…
The wisdom limned in the biblical book of Ecclesiastes – “To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven” – is common enough to be…
When I was going to college, I worked part time in an independent bookstore. I loved being surrounded by books and meeting interesting people (like my future husband), and most…
When this article is published, I will have completed nearly 4 weeks of staying at home during the COVID-19 global pandemic, all while working and parenting full-time. This time hasn’t…
Although we may be reminded lately of the dystopian novel, The Stand by Stephen King, the world has been here before. The 1918 H1N1 flu pandemic (also called the Spanish…