Corona Dispatch: What’s Important

It’s been a while. I’ve been carrying on as best as I can. The novelty of the pandemic has worn off into a jaded malaise: every day more of the same, every week the dial tipping and tipping a little further into absurdity and chaos. It’s hard to write about it in a way that […]

Corona Dispatch 2

Easter was a disaster. It began with hail at five a.m. The wind gusted all day. There was hardly any sign of the sun. No promise of an Easter service or dinner with my parents and sister. This is spring in a time of coronavirus, indoors, stir crazy, anxious, trying to find meaningful ways to […]

Corona Dispatch 1: Silver Linings

Remember these words: be kind. Be kind to yourself, be kind to others. We are all feeling the strain of social distancing and self-isolation. Things are not normal, and they won’t be for some time. Kindness is how we survive. Last week, I sat down to write a blog post and couldn’t do it. I […]