In the beginning, I simply didn’t believe that it could happen here. I am not a complete idiot. I knew that we were sliding into an autocracy. I had read plenty of books about this, and when Tim Snyder came out with “Tyranny,” I knew the intelligentsia were worried. But the President was such a …
The United States now has a death toll from COVID-19 of almost 200,000. Many epidemiologists predict that by Christmas, 450,000 will have died. Life outside my window goes on as if none of this were true. The children play together, the football team practices. As I live in the back of the school, I hear …
The Loss of Shock is deeply disturbing. ~Lester Holt Read More »
While listening to a podcast, I heard the journalist talking about March, “When we were at the height of the pandemic.” I startled and realized that I have had a growing awareness that, for the majority of Americans, the pandemic is over. Never you mind, Janie, that we have the highest fatality rate in the …
It would be wise at this time to attempt to be kind. I know this. It does not mean that this stance is comfortable for me. I realize I have been feeling stuck, the fly to flypaper, in the last two weeks. Part of this is ordinary life, having more to do that I have …
Dear Diary: and May People Think of Benefiting one another Read More »