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Mar 24, 20217 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...
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Mar 17, 20218 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
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Mar 3, 20215 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...
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Feb 12, 20216 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.
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Feb 5, 20217 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...
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Jan 27, 20219 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...
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Dec 30, 20207 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...
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Dec 16, 20208 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
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Dec 7, 20209 min read
Virtue Above All Else
With a straight face my mother replied, “It would have been better if you had let me die.”
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Nov 9, 20207 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
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Nov 2, 20209 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...
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Sep 9, 20207 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.
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Jul 30, 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
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Jul 28, 20205 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.
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Jul 24, 20207 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?
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Jul 21, 20206 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.
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May 29, 20209 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...
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May 5, 20208 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...
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Apr 17, 20207 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...
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