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Plague Poems – The Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-Third Week

We laugh at horror movies for being unrealistic, faced with so many clear signs of the dangers ahead how unbelievable it is that the characters so blithely proceed yes, we … Continue reading

June 28, 2024 · Leave a comment

Plague Poems – The Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-Second Week

You probably know someone who has lived through a disaster. Or someone who has lived through a car accident. Perhaps even someone who has lived through a cancer diagnosis. But, … Continue reading

June 21, 2024 · 1 Comment

Plague Poems – The Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-First Week

Please, do not worry, though it is behind a mask I promise you that I have not forgotten how to smile yes, I know, I know, I need to find … Continue reading

June 13, 2024 · 1 Comment

Plague Poems – The Two-Hundred-and-Twentieth Week

I’ve heard it said (by a prominent doctor) that this pandemic “did not have to be as bad as it was,” and they are right it did not have to … Continue reading

June 7, 2024 · 1 Comment

Plague Poems – The Two-Hundred-and-Nineteenth Week

Behind me in the checkout aisle a man in a flag shirt kept asking why I was wearing a mask but I was not listening to him not really anyways … Continue reading

May 31, 2024 · 1 Comment

Plague Poems – The Two-Hundred-and-Eighteenth Week

I asked my doctor if there is a decent alternative to wearing a respirator to protect yourself and she said yes there is a decent alternative to wearing a respirator … Continue reading

May 24, 2024 · 1 Comment

Plague Poems – The Two-Hundred-and-Seventeenth Week

In the early days of the current pandemic everyone was sharing a map which reassuringly showed the countries best prepared and the countries least prepared for a pandemic but that … Continue reading

May 17, 2024 · 1 Comment

Plague Poems – The Two-Hundred-and-Sixteenth Week

If only I knew how to convince people that they should care about sick cattle and dead birds but I don’t even know how to convince people that they should … Continue reading

May 10, 2024 · 2 Comments

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