On the days my mother goes into work, the driver who shuttles workers between the parking garage and the hospital hands her a mask as soon as she boards the bus. When she arrives, she changes into hospital-issued scrubs right away. Before entering her patients’ rooms, she must go through all the careful steps of…
It’s quiet here. This is the first time in my life that I have been really and truly alone, accompanied by the ticking of an analog clock, whatever words I deem to utter out loud and the low notes of a passing train. My father is an essential worker who is keeping his distance, wary…
Despite all of the health concerns and unpredictability, my family did not postpone or cancel our vacation plans on March 13. We were blessed to rent a small isolated house with its own pool in Florida, putting down a deposit a year ago for my older sister, her husband and their son to accompany my…