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Shelter-in-Place: Contraction and Expansion

Apr 20, 2020 | Abuse, Craft of Writing, Emotions, falling, Family, Pandemic, revision, shelter-in-place, Time, Uncategorized

In the Bay Area, we’ve been doing shelter-at-home for more than a month. Staying home all the time has both contracted and expanded my life. The contraction is obvious: I’m a gregarious hugger, but in five weeks the only creatures I’ve touched are my wife and my dog....
Monarch butterfly with broken chrysalis

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