Thoughts on the Apocalypse

To put it bluntly, the human species is coming to an end. It feels hyperbolic to say, and yet I can't think of another phrase that fully encapsulates this sense of impending doom. It isn't an apocalypse of a single threat (although COVID seems to be giving it a good effort). It's a daily apocalypse, …

Shelter in Place: Day 65

Heyo! 10 days left in Oakland. I took a walk this morning for the first time in a while. I get really stressed out about seeing other people. And especially people not wearing masks or keeping their distance. I guess there is some "debate" going on about wearing masks. Which makes no sense to me, …

Shelter in Place: Day 61

Hello All, Didn't sleep well last night. Woke up at 2:30ish. For a moment, looking out my window, I thought it was morning. The streetlamps are so bright. The fog had that tornado-yellow hue. But the birds weren't singing yet and my phone said it was 2:30. I sat for a while with my window …

Shelter in Place: Day 56

Hello Everyone, It's me again. 56 days in. Still writing a daily blogpost. I honestly did not think I would be able to keep this up for as long as I have. So, that's kind of nice. Today I did absolutely nothing. I virtually attended Anne Raeff's book publication party/ discussion. That was fantastic. It's …

Shelter in Place: Day 29

Well, folks, all I can say is wow. I was sitting in my room yesterday, refreshing my email over and over again waiting to get the rejection from the University of Idaho when I saw the program director's number show up on my phone. I answered thinking that they were nicely rejecting me in person. …

Shelter in Place: Day 25

Here we go again! Yesterday was National Sibling Day! Happy belated sibling to all my nationals. No, in all seriousness, every day is like sibling day when you grew up with my three goofs. Sending them love from Oakland as always. Today I had a good conversation about what I'm going to do with myself. …

Shelter in Place: Day 23

Greetings my fellow Gremlins, Ghouls and Goblins, It's Day 23. Gray here in Oakland. Pearly cloud cover. Little traffic on the Bay Bridge. With less than a week until decision day for grad programs, I'm not feeling super optimistic about getting off the waitlist for either Boise State University or the University of Idaho. But …

Shelter in Place: Day 18

Well howdy everybody, We're now creeping towards the three week mark. Hard to believe. Really and truly it is hard to believe. I'm doing better today than I was yesterday. Something about new days and all. It's gray and rainy here in Oakland. The only sound are Scout's little wheezing cat snores and the swish …

Shelter in Place: Day 17

Dear Everyone, Yesterday I felt like giving up. I was depressed in general, have been for a little while (say ten+ years), and I had just been rejected from a short story contest (though I made it through the first round of judging) and a summer workshop opportunity. I lay there on my bed for …

Shelter in Place: Day 15

Hello Dear Readers, It is day 15 here in Oakland, California. The sun is rising and the sky is a clear blue. I can make out the tip of the Transamerica Pyramid from where I stand typing this. I can also see the Salesforce Tower, but I don't care about that. Yesterday was Trans' Visibility …