https://youtu.be/D4I8LHKK2Tw This is Monday. Normally I turn on my cell at 7-7:30 am and within 60 seconds various tones notify me of new emails or texts. Working a Saturday to Wednesday shift, Monday is when most of my contacts respond to various communications from the previous week. EVERYONE is in the office on Monday. Today,ContinueContinue reading “Day 14: It Gets Real”
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Day 12: Touch My Hand
https://youtu.be/ijljGTesQlw Last night I dreamed someone touched my hand. I was sitting on a grassy hill with three schoolmates. One of the young men touched my hand! In the dream, I felt shocked, scared of the germs and the boldness he possessed to touch another person’s hand. What is my subconscious chewing on? Is thisContinueContinue reading “Day 12: Touch My Hand”
Day 9: Meetings all day
https://youtu.be/xa94N7rcHfs I’m tired tonight and don’t want to write in my journal. I no longer cross-promote my website or poetry books, much less my radio programs. It’s easy to understand, I am the only person reading these daily entries. Me and the bots. I’m going to take day 10 off and start journalling in theContinueContinue reading “Day 9: Meetings all day”
Day 8: Figure Eight
https://youtu.be/QuysZvtpbeE Day 8 of the mandate: self-repair toilet paper roll count is 33. Two people I crossed paths with today mentioned the phrase “self-care”. In context they shared they are taking care of others and needed to take care of themselves before they got sick. I replied with the phrase “age of grace”. We areContinueContinue reading “Day 8: Figure Eight”
Day 6: Zoom for poets & family
https://youtu.be/CDvdqo_R6iY Toilet Paper Count: 23 rolls 1) an observed joy- Shouting “good morning!” across the street to other neighbors out for walks. There is a shrug that accompanies the hello. It’s a subtle “what the hell is all this? oh well, good morning” kind of shrug. 2) a real concern- I’m doing too much stationaryContinueContinue reading “Day 6: Zoom for poets & family”
Day 4: Stay Home. Stay Healthy.
On March 24th the governor of Washington State declared the “Stay Home. Stay Healthy” mandate. “It’s time to hunker down in order to win this fight. So, tonight, I am issuing a “Stay Home” order to fight this virus. This is Washington’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order. This includes a ban on all gatherings, andContinueContinue reading “Day 4: Stay Home. Stay Healthy.”
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