Writing Category: Pandemic Diaries

I woke up to the sound of the rain pouring outside. I sighed, annoyed by the fact that the endless… Continue reading Pitter Patter

The first time I attempted suicide, I knew I was going to be a writer. Through that radical act of… Continue reading Words of Disaster

I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I spent part of my Covid-19 quarantine hiding from the cops in Malibu. During… Continue reading Flattening the Curve in Malibu

My friend wrote, “I feel as though we went to sleep in one world and woke up in another, with… Continue reading 4/22/20

[The Spartan army] had not been there many days when the plague broke out at Athens for the first time…For… Continue reading Chaos in 430 BCE

Given the prominence in the news of cruise ships filled with sick people, it’s a perverse metaphor. But it’s what… Continue reading Cabin Fever

In January, I was beaming with excitement. Another semester packed with unknown thrills was in store for me. I was… Continue reading 4/20/20

The sun is setting, and I realize I haven’t eaten yet today. Since we first started sheltering-in-place five weeks ago,… Continue reading 4/19/20

I live in Oakland. That is to say, I used to live in Oakland, but now I live in a… Continue reading The Lost Dimension

SaudadeLike a stranger lost in a land unknown.My darling, the heavens bestowed your eyes“Look,” you tell me, in dulcet baritonesI… Continue reading Sonnets