A plague o’ both your houses! — Mercutio, dying, in Romeo and Juliet, III, i I write this on Shakespeare’s birthday. The festivities began with morning news reports of arguments in Congress over relief funding for states struggling to cope with coronavirus. I … Continue reading
image courtesy of pixabay.com Emma: You’re the writer fellow who’s scared. I’m scared, too. I hear you’ve got a big mouth. Ned: Is a big mouth a symptom? Emma: No, a cure. — Larry Kramer, The Normal Heart … Continue reading
(image courtesy of snappy goat.com) The pandemic is global. The whole world is affected. Those are big words. It’s hard to stretch my imagination to the scope of large statistics: 25,000 miles around. 7.5 billion people. Over 2 million cases in 180 countries and 200 territories. It’s … Continue reading