Chad M. Christensen’s newest Boy With Shovel column, “The Misfits (Let’s Abort Texas),” is about the current state of affairs, shady politicians, and Texas.
Boy With Shovel: The Wasp (and the Avocado Jungle of Death)
Chad M. Christensen’s next Boy With Shovel column, “The Wasp (and the Avocado Jungle of Death),” is about a battle with an angry wasp and a B movie from the ’80s.
Pandemic Diaries: Rise Up Like an Animal!
In Linda Rand’s latest Pandemic Diaries entry “Rise Up Like an Animal!,” she ponders our attempt to return to routines during the COVID Delta variant outbreak.
Pandemic Diaries: Nervous Breakdown
In Linda Rand’s latest Pandemic Diaries entry “Nervous Breakdown,” she reviews the current state of affairs, navigating these times, and managing stress.
Pandemic Diaries: From the Perspective of an Inanimate Object
In “From the Perspective of an Inanimate Object,” Linda Rand shares a diary entry from a year ago, when COVID was fresh but established, imagining the perspective of a statue in her garden.
People Gave Up on Flu Pandemic Measures a Century Ago When They Tired of Them – And Paid a Price
Americans were tired of social distancing and mask-wearing. At the first hint the virus was receding, people pushed to get life back to normal. Unfortunately, another surge of the disease followed.
Pandemic Diaries: Is It Over?
In Linda Rand’s latest Pandemic Diaries entry “Is It Over?,” she wonders what we’re all thinking about: now that we have vaccines, are we finally turning a corner on COVID?
Pandemic Diaries: To Look a Gift Bird in the Mouth
In Linda Rand’s latest Pandemic Diaries entry “To Look a Gift Bird in the Mouth,” she shares about phone calls using her landline, talks with mom, sleep, and birds.
Pandemic Diaries: Connection
In Linda Rand’s latest Pandemic Diaries entry “Connection,” she talks about being snowed in, tracking the latest COVID news, and creating art to stay connected.
Pandemic Diaries: Solace
In Linda Rand’s latest Pandemic Diaries entry “Solace,” she shares insights about these current times, the loss of her father, and the power of art to revive.