May 29 My family has gone away to a cabin for a long weekend to celebrate Kate's birthday. It's sweet to be away, but sad and eerie that everything is closed. We can hike in the woods and cook together, but when we go into town, there's a heaviness in the air. What if locals…
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Pandemic Diary: April 28-May 9
April 28 Here's a weird habit I'm picking up in quarantine: obsessing over my body. I blame it on having so much extra time, but I will stare at myself in the mirror until I'm sick of it. I vacillate between profound delight and violent indifference over how I look at different angles, in different…
Pandemic Diary: April 1-10
April 1 Here are my people: Matt, my boyfriendMichael, his housemateStephen, his housemateMomDadDavid, my brotherAshley, my sister-in-lawDahlia, their kidKate, my sisterJosh, her boyfriend That actually seems like too many. Is that too many? I don't know how to cut out any more. April 2 The governor extended the stay home order through May 4. And…