We just passed the second anniversary of my brother's death. Those words still feel incomprehensible to me. This year I can finally admit that I miss him because I loved him. As difficult as our relationship was over the years, in spite of the ways we didn't understand each other,  I loved my brother. Though … Continue reading Covid Letter, No. I Stopped Counting

Today's letter addresses the complex question: What are we supposed to tell our kids during this mess, especially little kids? Emily F. Popek is a communications specialist and freelance journalist based in upstate New York. Find her on Twitter at @EmilyPopek •                    *         … Continue reading Covid Letters, No. 12

Not long ago my sister posted on Facebook some words from Indian author Arundhati Roy. I'm sharing them and reacting to them because they helped me focus the flood of feelings, images and thoughts about the current situation. And because I can't get them out of my head: (click here for the full article in … Continue reading Covid Letters, No. 11

Today's letter comes from Christchurch, New Zealand.  Reuben Casey, CEO of Kathmandu, writes to remind us that even on the other side of the world, this virus has touched the human race. Kathmandu, a global company that also owns Oboz Footwear and Rip Curl, closed its New Zealand retail stores—over 150 of them. Thanks for … Continue reading Covid Letters, No. 10

A letter from Erika Veurink, resident of beleaguered New York City.  I love this glimpse into Brooklyn and kids and domestic routines. And birds. Thank you for sharing. •                     •                       •         … Continue reading Covid Letters, No. 9

Here's a letter from Sarah McColl, author of Joy Enough. More than once during the pandemic I have dreamt of a newborn, that I was nursing a newborn. That peculiar calm that descends when there is nothing in the world to be done except this  .... •                 … Continue reading Covid Letters, No. 7

Today's letter writer is Dorothy Rice, author of the brilliant memoir, Gray is the New Black. Nothing like a pandemic to put our "stuff" in perspective....   I have so many things, objects, stuff – more than I can reasonably put to good use. I’m not generally hugely bothered by it. The jumble of discards, … Continue reading Covid Letters, No. 6