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Isolation Stories Episode #5: Music, from Home

October 16, 2020 americangirl22Leave a comment

For years now, music has been a huge part of my life and mental health. For my first two years in college, I went to concerts all the time, The Independent Venue being my favorite.

Posted in Isolation StoriesTagged COVID-19, home, isolation, Isolation Stories, music, pandemic

Isolation Stories Episode #4: Scenes from a Beach

July 24, 2020 americangirl22Leave a comment

A pod of dolphins swims by. Their fins gently emerge from and resubmerge into the ripples of the ocean’s surface.

Posted in Isolation StoriesTagged american girl, beach, COVID-19, dolphins, isolation, sun

Isolation Stories Episode #3: The Fourth of July

July 4, 2020 americangirl22Leave a comment

So, the people fighting for independence were British descendants, and they were fighting themselves … ?

Posted in Isolation StoriesTagged america, fourth of july, independence, usa

Isolation Stories Episode #2: On the Circle of Life

June 16, 2020 americangirl22Leave a comment

It’s so easy to feel stripped of my power. Imagining that violence outside my walls, the violence outside my country, taking place on lands I’ve never seen. Learning about the violence inside my country, taking place at the fast food restaurant down the street.

Posted in Isolation StoriesTagged circle of life, death, helping, Isolation Stories

Isolation Stories Episode 1: Oreos and Milk

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 americangirl22Leave a comment

Miracles truly do happen, even if those miracles are mushy rather than perfectly soaked.

Posted in Isolation StoriesTagged coronavirus, COVID-19, isolation, miracles, oreos and milk
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