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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


Then They Were Gone
I caught him lying about money, women—you name it—and we argued about almost everything. One day, I asked him a simple question only to be
Mar 17, 20218 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


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


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


A Name in Lights
| This is the 549th story of Our Life Logs® | In 2007, I was born into a family that had an unspoken creed, and that was to follow your...
Dec 30, 20207 min read


Through the Storm
That was it. I threw the dish I was holding right into the TV. And then another. Another. I threw every dish at that game until the sink was
Dec 16, 20208 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


Mightier Than the Sword
| This is the 545th story of Our Life Logs® | Writer’s note: A very special “thank you!” to Shamsa Alsuwaidi for her invaluable help in...
Nov 2, 20209 min read


Halo of Light: A COVID-19 Story
What if my baby caught it?
I knew from that moment that, no matter the cost, I would fight to protect my family.
Sep 9, 20207 min read


To Have a Fighting Spirit: A COVID-19 Story
“You can only meet him on one condition,” He replied. “You never show your face around us ever again.” My heart stopped. I couldn’t believe
Jul 30, 20207 min read


True Heroes: A COVID-19 Story
My father used to tell us that a person who gets put on a ventilator seldom survives. And that was the miserable fate my father met.
Jul 28, 20205 min read


Life as an Essential Employee: A COVID-19 Story
Everyone began viewing everyone else as suspicious—what if you have it? Are you the one that will get me sick? Are you like Typhoid Mary?
Jul 24, 20207 min read


Give and Take: A COVID-19 Story
Her condition was so serious that they had to put her on a ventilator. We all prayed for her day and night, but she wasn’t improving.
Jul 21, 20206 min read


When There Is a Will: A COVID-19 Story
Have you ever seen a potter while he’s at work? The exposure to the right intensity of heat for the perfect amount of time turns...
May 29, 20209 min read


On My Own: A COVID-19 Story
I worked hard to stop the well of tears about to gush out of me. I bit my lip to choke down the sob threatening to escape from my throat...
May 5, 20208 min read


Trapped in Gray Skies: A COVID-19 Story
Life is unpredictable. People understand that now more than ever. But we also know that every situation occurs for a reason...
Apr 17, 20207 min read
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