Christmas 2019 is now a rosy memory. Little did we know how close we were to profound, unsettling change as the COVID 19 pandemic creeped into 2020 and quickly stole away our normal. Now, no matter what we may hope for, we know that life won’t ever quite be the […]

“It’s relentless. What am I supposed to do with all of this emotion?” The heartsick words of the young doctor jumped out at me from the podcast. The interviewer’s voice was calm. The doctor’s voice strained with emotion as he prepared to make another COVID19 death notification call to a […]

What is your worst nightmare? You know, the kind that startles you awake with your heart racing. For me, it’s the one where I’m standing on stage. The curtain rises. I am alone. The curtain rises and the crowd hangs on my opening words. Onstage. Alone.