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11 hours ago

Dreams

By Broeck Wahl Blumberg — In the distance, I can see and hear my people. All of them—mother, father, friends, my beloved deceased

2 days ago

Ruh se Roobaroo

By S. Rupsha Mitra — Allow the exterior voices whizz past like parallax. Listen, deep within a rhythm plays – slowly

7 days ago

Masked Men

By Robert Knox — Those without masks are the least honest. You see them, pushing their way to the front

Jul 26

I Don’t Like Needles

By Caroline Lodge — We laugh behind our masks and reach out with our sanitized hands. Warmth and

Jul 6

Fear of Assault

By Dee Allen — I fear sudden weakness, I fear an assault, Worse than a hate crime, Worse than the occult

Jun 23

Coronavirus Has Nothing on Retirement

By John C. Krieg — This Thing is Getting Serious. In all seriousness, I know this is a legitimate National Emergency And I must do what I c

Jun 16

I Am Angry

By Michael T. Smith — I am angry, and I do not like being who I am. I do not like more than I can list here or

Jun 15

Breath • 呼吸 • Respiro • نفس

By Erin Liana Johnson — I am newly conscious of my breath. I am picturing how lbronchioles and alveoli look

Jun 13

Rapunzel

By Sarah Henry — At a museum, the guard said I had beautiful hair. The color and curl were natural.

Jun 11

Fossil F-Ups

By Gerard Sarnat — Perhappened portmanteau of frenzy-fed megachurch’s hifalutin well as cavalier

Jun 5

Zoom Fatigue

By Beth Kalikstein — Setting in is the Zoom fatigue. Since all day technology is out of my league, professionals have

Jun 2

Managing COVID-19 Through a Notepad

By Susan Erickson — April 25: “Your Mom has a temperature, probably COVID.”

Jun 1

Not Drowing

By Melissa Fritchle — My friend texted How’s your breathing? I replied, I am ok. Are you ok? Yes, he said.

May 28

Fortress of Light

By Aimee Harper — Even amidst this global pandemic, miracles continue to happen in the fortress of light.

May 24

You Must Get Ready

By Jenean McBrearty — You must stay home. The government says shelter. Quarantine. House arrest.

May 18

The Day the Ball Stopped Moving

By Dale Hosack — Wednesday, March 11. A day that will live in sports infamy. About 8:30 pm that night I

May 17

Love Amidst a Tragedy

By Walden Samkite — One wouldn’t expect to fall in love during a pandemic and worldwide shut down, but I

May 15

To Be Incarcerated Right Now

By LaVon Johnson — Given that I am currently incarcerated I should not have anything to worry about.

May 12

Mourning in the Time of COVID-19

By Angelique Tung — The truth is, I don’t want to fly to California to watch my mother choking on her own

May 11

Corona 3-24-20

By Leni Gross Young — And the beat goes on. Or we are beaten. So hard to know. Daily lives go on, yet “go”

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