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A pandemic diary revisited

July 30, 2026 Below is a short story I wrote six years ago in the hellish early months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although it's fiction, I believe it captures that moment and the mindset of the deniers who were already up in arms about restrictions. Those times are worth remembering in the wake of Senate… Continue reading A pandemic diary revisited

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May daze

May 2, 2023 I remember this (Photo by Rodrigo Burgos S. on Pexels.com) A place I didn't expect to be this week: at the drugstore for a second round of updated Covid booster, which the CDC recommends if you're over 65 or have a weakened immune system. Their guidance has at times been confusing, premature,… Continue reading May daze

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A pandemic diary: All roads lead nowhere

December 15, 2020 It means very little in the big scheme of things, but my wife and I have had to postpone something we'd been looking forward to: a visit to Florida. We'd planned to head down to Cape Coral, far enough south to have balmy winters yet only a day's drive from Atlanta. It's… Continue reading A pandemic diary: All roads lead nowhere