27 May 2020 Spent an hour this morning texting with my sister, checking in on her health and that of a mutual friend. Zoom lunch with my friend Lydia, so that means today is Wednesday. I have standing social Zoom calls with different people five days a week. They help me keep track of the […]
26 May 2020 Re-homed 13 tomato plants. Zoom call with a college friend, did research on a new novel. Took a walk. I’m reading The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead, which as far as I am concerned may have the best first page in contemporary fiction. On an unrelated note, I’m looking forward to listening […]
25 May 2020 It’s Memorial Day. Under ordinary circumstances, I’d spend this weekend in one of three ways: at a lake house with my in-laws, at the beach with my side of the family, or enjoying a neighborhood-wide cookout in a local cul-de-sac. But this being 2020, the time of Covid-19, I’m doing none of […]
