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Quarantine Song, a Poem by Jackson Dammann
Isolation speaks our fragility to the shadows lurking in the ruins of us, saying they’re weak alone they shatter, alone they’re just...
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Nov 10, 20231 min read


Insomnia, a Poem by Christina E. Petrides
My stomach warm with bread, milk, honey chamomile, I lie down at midnight. Three hours thence I stare dry-eyed into the black air beyond...
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Jul 15, 20221 min read


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...
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Jan 14, 20221 min read


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...
Jim Andrukonis
Aug 30, 20201 min read


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...
Fatima Farhad
Aug 23, 20202 min read


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...
Joan Potter
Aug 19, 20202 min read


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...
Silas Rallings
Aug 12, 20201 min read


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...
Des Mannay
Aug 9, 20203 min read


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...
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Aug 5, 20201 min read


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...
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Aug 2, 20204 min read


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...
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Jul 29, 20201 min read


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...
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Jul 26, 20203 min read


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...
Kenneth Pobo
Jul 22, 20201 min read


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...
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Jul 19, 20202 min read


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...
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Jul 12, 20201 min read


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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Jul 8, 20203 min read


Pathogen, a Poem by JP Lorence
For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' Disease. I know exactly who you are. The first time we talked, I was hiding in my room,...
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Jul 5, 20201 min read


New Neighbors, a Poem by Lancelot Schaubert
For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' This green haven I know Bears evidence of new neighbors: Maybe I should bring some...
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Jul 1, 20201 min read


World-Woking, a Poem by Sarra Culleno
The collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' "After my revolution, you might learn to be free" said the world who's axis turned grounds,...
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Jun 28, 20201 min read


Keep Calm and Shelter On, a Short Story by Chuck Waldron
For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' In Florida, we know how to prepare for a hurricane. First, rush to the store, buy every...
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Jun 24, 20203 min read
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