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Pandemic Baby Blues
| This is the 606th story of Our Life Logs® | Life doesn’t come with a manual, but if it did, I know it would say this: No matter how the...
Dec 24, 20218 min read


Scattered Thunderstorms: A Pandemic Love Story
| This is the 603rd story of Our Life Logs® | There’s a storm today Maybe not over you But eventually, rain gets bored of elsewhere it...
Dec 3, 20217 min read


The Sun Will Always Rise: Pregnancy in the Pandemic
| This is the 601st story of Our Life Logs® | Do not hold your breath when life is kind. Do not perish when life is painful. The wheel...
Nov 19, 20218 min read


Something True: A COVID-19 Story
After a few days, I wasn’t getting better and messages from friends stopped coming. They started to avoid me. I was a burden...
Nov 12, 20216 min read


Summer in Tennessee: A COVID-19 Story
| This is the 582nd story of Our Life Logs® | One year ago, I never would have imagined sitting in a quiet log home, 30 miles north of...
Jul 10, 20218 min read


Without a Farewell: A COVID-19 Story
Unable to raise himself or reach his cell, he lay on the floor for hours before his son came home to find him. I wish he could have...
Jun 12, 20218 min read


The Fire of a Child
| This is the 568th story of Our Life Logs® | I was always a curious child. Wandering around, always wanting to know more and to be more....
Mar 31, 20218 min read


To the Class of 2020: A COVID-19 Story
Most people think of their high school graduation as a marker in life, the moment you worked for years to accomplish. It’s the moment...
Mar 24, 20217 min read


To Survive Again: A COVID-19 Story
| This is the 564th story of Our Life Logs® | I was born and raised in Las Vegas in the 1960s as an only child. I had a wonderful...
Mar 3, 20215 min read


Taking the Good with the Bad: A COVID-19 Story
There would be many days that I would come home so excited from a great day at work only to be greeted by anger, resentment, and depression.
Feb 12, 20216 min read


My Brother, Valentin
Originally, my parents planned on filing for citizenship when they had the money. But, that’s the problem with raising four kids...
Feb 9, 20216 min read


Brighter Days Are Waiting
| This is the 558th story of Our Life Logs® | My name is Felicia, but people call me Foxy because my high cheekbones and dark chocolate...
Feb 5, 20217 min read


Never Turn Back
I remember washing my armpits in the sink of the bathroom at work, layering on the deodorant, all while hoping nobody would notice the...
Feb 2, 20217 min read


A Non-Cinematic Apocalypse: A COVID-19 Essay
| This is the 556th story of Our Life Logs® | My name is Mark Taylor. A bit about myself: I’m 23 years old, I was born in Concord...
Jan 27, 20219 min read


The Storm That Cleared My Path: A COVID-19 Story
| This is the 555th story of Our Life Logs® | Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some clear your path. My path began 40 years ago....
Jan 22, 20217 min read


Day by Day: A COVID-19 Story
Day 2: November 19, 2020
We checked into the emergency room at our local hospital. They ran all kinds of tests to make sure her oxygen...
Jan 18, 20219 min read


What I Didn't See Before: A COVID-19 Story
As I watched my son get dirt on his clothes and static from the slide in his hair, I realized...
Jan 15, 20216 min read


Another New Normal
| This is the 552nd story of Our Life Logs® | As people, we like to believe that there’s something called “normalcy,” normalcy referring...
Jan 11, 20218 min read


Virtue Above All Else
With a straight face my mother replied, “It would have been better if you had let me die.”
Dec 7, 20209 min read


In the Suffering: A COVID-19 Story
And for a month, my heart was as empty as my home. I locked myself in my room and stared at the wall, wondering if, within the details
Nov 9, 20207 min read
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