Monthly Archives: May 2020

When It’s all over

  And when the contagion curve goes down and governments announce that ‘we have done it’ please please do not return to immortality don’t put on the invincible suit again of unbreakable of insufferable do not forget what you have … Continue reading

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Daily Quarantine Questions

Source of list unknown One of the things I’ve been noticing (you have too?) is the many creative responses to our pandemic. While we are not sure what the new normal will be, we know the new normal of right … Continue reading

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The Loneliness of Dying Alone

There is a lot heartbreak coming out our global pandemic.  This excerpt is from an interview with Greta Privitera, a journalist who lives in Milan reporting on the devastating deaths in Italy: You die very alone. That’s another thing: This … Continue reading

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Lovers in a Dangerous Time

Lovers in a Dangerous Time, by Bruce Cockburn Don’t the hours grow shorter as the days go by You never get to stop and open your eyes One day you’re waiting for the sky to fall The next you’re dazzled … Continue reading

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Hope Roars

From under her jumbled hair sparkles beguiling eyes looking for plots and intrigues searching for fun and hugs   Dimpled smiles disclose just a little girl with a big idea tumbling from one room to another trading partners like toys … Continue reading

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