In Linda Rand’s latest Pandemic Diaries entry “Nervous Breakdown,” she reviews the current state of affairs, navigating these times, and managing stress.
Hello America, From Australia: Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger
In his latest Hello America, From Australia, Matthew Reddin praises vaccination efforts in California, and questions the resumption of cruise ships in Florida.
What COVID Life Has Been Like for Me in India
Dhananjay Kumar Singh lives in India and shares what his life has been like there during COVID. He also includes two poems about COVID and being in lockdown.
A Truly Free Society Would Have No Official Narratives
It’s revealing how rapidly a story switches from unutterable conspiracy theory to mainstream orthodoxy, just because those who oversee Official Narratives deem it so.
Now What?
Chris Dupuy explores this nebulous period we are currently in, where we’ve reached more favorable numbers regarding COVID and are all wondering, now what?
Hello America, From Australia: Greetings, Americans
Matthew Reddin launches a new column on The Big Smoke called Hello America, From Australia, offering an outsider’s perspective on events happening here in America.
Anatomy of a Disaster
Stephen Hunter looks at the series of unfortunate events that unfolded which led to the disaster of the coronavirus pandemic response in the United States.
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.
Life Is a Sweet, Tender Bruise LII: A Burden Shared
John Michael continues his series Life Is a Sweet, Tender Bruise, reflecting on life and people encountered, thinking about God and the burdens we carry and share.
Life Is a Sweet, Tender Bruise LI: The Ranch
John Michael continues his series Life Is a Sweet, Tender Bruise, reflecting on life and people encountered, reflecting on times his family spent summers on “The Ranch.”