New Year in Covid Time

As the New Year, 2022, is on the cusp of being born, it’s a good time to reflect and think about the year past. There have been challenges for all of us on the planet above and beyond the usual. This has, of course, been due to dealing with the Coronavirus at each and every stage since it first manifested itself. Are you anxious, afraid, hopeful, thankful, or in some other emotional state as 2022 begins? ...

December 31, 2021

DANCING IN THE RAIN

And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm is all about’ – Haruki Murakami 2020 will soon be over. We’ve just got a few hours left before we cross over into a brand new year. Many folks have voiced to me that they can’t wait for it to be over. It has been a year when our whole world was turned upside down due to COVID-19. ...

December 31, 2020

Coronavirus Art and Poetry

SCARED I’m scared of this “new” Coronavirus I can’t see it, hear it, or feel it. Sneaky thing – your droplets rest on surfaces when a person coughs, sneezes, or exhales. I can’t touch my own nose, eyes, or mouth. You’ve made me afraid of people now! I’m scared to stand close to anyone lest they breathe on me. They feel scared to be close to me too. Breathing ...

August 28, 2020