{"product_id":"writing-while-masked-reflections-on-2020-and-beyond-9781638640011","title":"Writing While Masked: Reflections on 2020 and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach week, seven writers--all retired from professional careers--spend two hours together. The purpose of their gathering is to discuss what they wrote the previous week. For a number of years prior to 2020, the group met in their homes over coffee. The pandemic changed that. Members could not hug at Zoom meetings. Then in May, a white policeman pressed his knee to a Black man's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Other officers looked on with chilling nonchalance as he pleaded, \"I can't breathe.\" A teenager captured it all on her cellphone, and the world exploded.\u003cp\u003eThe process of putting down their thoughts about the cascading events of the year helped the group weather the challenges of 2020 and beyond. Inside \u003ci\u003eWriting While Masked\u003c\/i\u003e are personal pieces--writings of the moment, essays that reflect, and poems that express raw emotion. They include thoughts about what the authors experienced and learned, and what they want for the future. Most of all, they are words of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJAN 2020\u003cbr\u003eIn the Beginning\u003cp\u003eFEB\u003cbr\u003eNew York: Before it Started\u003cbr\u003eScrabble in the Time of the Coronavirus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARCH\u003cbr\u003eTogether Again in the Shadow of the Plague\u003cbr\u003eBeing Immortal Is an Illusion\u003cbr\u003eMindfulness\u003cbr\u003ePain Psalm\u003cbr\u003eLetter to Virus-in-Chief\u003cbr\u003eVita Nuova\u003cbr\u003eIt Was COVID\u003cbr\u003eItalian Misadventure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAPR\u003cbr\u003eBabies and Broccoli and Jack\u003cbr\u003eLooking on the Bright Side\u003cbr\u003eBread in the Time of COVID\u003cbr\u003eThank You to Wordsmiths\u003cbr\u003eUnexpected Cohabitation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMAY\u003cbr\u003eFinding Joy in the Time of Virus\u003cbr\u003eMid-afternoon Malaise\u003cbr\u003eSuspension of the Moment\u003cbr\u003eTo Mask or Not to Mask\u003cbr\u003eRelentless\u003cbr\u003eIs It Not Enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJUNE\u003cbr\u003eLament\u003cbr\u003eI Cry!\u003cbr\u003eProtests\u003cbr\u003eSome Days\u003cbr\u003eSo Many Years Ago\u003cbr\u003eSkyschool\u003cbr\u003ePower of One\u003cbr\u003eFreezing the Memories at Four Months\u003cbr\u003eCOVID Connection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJULY\u003cbr\u003eHow Do I Talk to My Sister?\u003cbr\u003eHospice House\u003cbr\u003eCOVID Date: March 126th, 2020\u003cbr\u003eSpeak!\u003cbr\u003eA Schedule and a Garden\u003cbr\u003eShe Doesn't Want to\u003cbr\u003eEndless Time\u003cbr\u003eAnimals in the Time of the Coronavirus\u003cbr\u003eCOVID-crazy\u003cbr\u003eSleepless in Seattle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAUG\u003cbr\u003eIdea Clustering: Marriage\u003cbr\u003eHoller!\u003cbr\u003eBirthday Party: Short, Outside, Distanced\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSEPT\u003cbr\u003eWhy Make a Plan?\u003cbr\u003ePsilocybe Love Story\u003cbr\u003eWords, Words, Words\u003cbr\u003eWould Our Divide Narrow if We Just Talked--and Listened\u003cbr\u003eMore Cases of COVID\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOCT\u003cbr\u003eCalculated Risk is New Now\u003cbr\u003eMidnight\u003cbr\u003eMaking 2020 Add Up\u003cbr\u003eAwe Walks\u003cbr\u003eCaution Exhaustion\u003cbr\u003eEven More Cases of COVID-19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOV\u003cbr\u003eLand of Plenty--Plenty of Systems\u003cbr\u003eVoter Fraud\u003cbr\u003eMusings on a Solo Thanksgiving\u003cbr\u003eCelebrating in COVID's Shadow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDEC\u003cbr\u003eBreathe\u003cbr\u003eCrisis in COVID-time\u003cbr\u003eKindness in Crisis\u003cbr\u003eI Try To Be Grateful\u003cbr\u003eNot Just Any Day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREFLECTIONS ON 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2021 POSTSCRIPT\u003cbr\u003eJan-June 2021\u003cbr\u003eNew Year\u003cbr\u003eYour Ancestors are Looking for You\u003cbr\u003eEulogy to Democracy in Our Time\u003cbr\u003e100,000 AND COUNTING\u003cbr\u003eStepping Out\u003cbr\u003eBrand New Year\u003cbr\u003e83-Year-Old Woman Who Lives Alone\u003cbr\u003eOut of the Woods\u003cbr\u003eSo It Was Written\u003cbr\u003ePause, Reset, Forward\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Washington State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041856684375,"sku":"9781638640011","price":15.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781638640011.jpg?v=1750951962","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/writing-while-masked-reflections-on-2020-and-beyond-9781638640011","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}