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    When It Happens, a Poem by Lisa Reynolds
    Contributor
    • Jan 14
    • 1 min

    When It Happens, a Poem by Lisa Reynolds

    when it happens i no longer fight it i let it do what it needs to the cleverness i possessed is gone replaced by a what will be, will be...
    Non-Essentials, a Poem by C.J. Williams
    C.J. Williams
    • Apr 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Non-Essentials, a Poem by C.J. Williams

    all, in masks, and the boy, in thunderbird-pokemon pants asks mom, how come? the question lasts and the sign on the storefront, splashed...
    Covid Diary Winter/Spring 2020, a Short Story by Christine Jacobsen
    Christine Jacobsen
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    Covid Diary Winter/Spring 2020, a Short Story by Christine Jacobsen

    Our son, Alek moved to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in early December 2019. We Facetime every day. I’m nervous he is 24 hours away but...
    Pandemic Silence, a Short Story by Carmen Șurariu
    Carmen Șurariu
    • Sep 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    Pandemic Silence, a Short Story by Carmen Șurariu

    Living in a crowded city, you tend to forget what a “quiet street” is. Car horns, brakes, people roaming around, laughing or arguing, the...
    Corona Summer: Safe at Home, a Poem by Jim Andrukonis
    Jim Andrukonis
    • Aug 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    Corona Summer: Safe at Home, a Poem by Jim Andrukonis

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID'. No crack of the bat or sluice of dirt As you fly feet-first into third. No dramatic...
    Quarantine Prayer, a Poem by Almond Syiem
    Almond Syiem
    • Aug 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Quarantine Prayer, a Poem by Almond Syiem

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID'. for them counting breaths in strange seclusion, in complex friendship with oxygenating...
    The Water-Tank, a Poem by Fatima Farhad
    Fatima Farhad
    • Aug 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Water-Tank, a Poem by Fatima Farhad

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID'. A poem in response to Youth Speaks' “Writing Prompts to Bridge Social Distance”. You...
    On Stephen’s Lawn, a Short Story by Joan Potter
    Joan Potter
    • Aug 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    On Stephen’s Lawn, a Short Story by Joan Potter

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID'. My son Stephen pulls three chairs onto the grass and wipes them with disinfectant...
    Riding This Out, a Poem by Stephen House
    Stephen House
    • Aug 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Riding This Out, a Poem by Stephen House

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID'. my mum is ninety and in a nursing home her main joy is the visits she gets but the...
    Another Lock-down Day During the Covid-19 Crisis, a Short Story by Silas Rallings
    Silas Rallings
    • Aug 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    Another Lock-down Day During the Covid-19 Crisis, a Short Story by Silas Rallings

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' This day was nice, no less than that, the smog calmed the sun into a tree of whispering...
    Social Dissonance, a Poem by Des Mannay
    Des Mannay
    • Aug 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Social Dissonance, a Poem by Des Mannay

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID'. Coronavirus has pushed the death toll in the United Kingdom to its highest level since...
    Credit to All the Front-line Healthcare Workers, a Poem by Ndaba Sibanda
    Contributor
    • Aug 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    Credit to All the Front-line Healthcare Workers, a Poem by Ndaba Sibanda

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' A planet caught up in anxiety, a myriad, a cloud of uncertainties a globe caught up in...
    This Thoreauvian Moment, a Short Story by Bob Kunzinger
    Contributor
    • Aug 2, 2020
    • 4 min

    This Thoreauvian Moment, a Short Story by Bob Kunzinger

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID.' Henry David Thoreau chose to leave society and live at Walden Pond for a couple of...
    Focusing on the Good, a Poem by Linda M. Crate
    Contributor
    • Jul 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Focusing on the Good, a Poem by Linda M. Crate

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' there will always be concerns and worries, some monster waiting to kill us with fangs...
    I'm Struggling to Manage My Mental Health in Isolation, A Short Story by Amy Horton
    Contributor
    • Jul 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    I'm Struggling to Manage My Mental Health in Isolation, A Short Story by Amy Horton

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' Before COVID-19, I would’ve told you that two months of ample time to do what I pleased...
    COVID-19 and Dahlias, a Poem by Ken Pobo
    Kenneth Pobo
    • Jul 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    COVID-19 and Dahlias, a Poem by Ken Pobo

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID'. When I exhale in my mask my glasses fog up. Today is humid. I can barely see where I’m...
    The Muskrat in the Rear-View Mirror, a Short Story by Karen Weyant
    Contributor
    • Jul 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Muskrat in the Rear-View Mirror, a Short Story by Karen Weyant

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' The muskrat dodges in front of my car, and I manage to pull the front wheels to the...
    Footprints, a Poem by JP Lorence
    Contributor
    • Jul 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    Footprints, a Poem by JP Lorence

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' The sidewalk is an empty wasteland. Yesterday it teemed with life, with love, with...
    Uncertain, a Poem by Carol Kanter
    Contributor
    • Jul 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    Uncertain, a Poem by Carol Kanter

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' Whoever puts much faith in seers, crystal balls, tarot cards tea leaves, palm readings...
    Monroe Party, a Short Story Michael J. Moore
    Contributor
    • Jul 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Monroe Party, a Short Story Michael J. Moore

    For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID'. There was a party here in the Monroe Correctional Complex last night because apparently...
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