tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post6253744969865570858..comments2024-03-29T04:38:14.302-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: The Pandemic: Babies and Stories Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-52808087942577842542021-02-14T16:50:49.839-05:002021-02-14T16:50:49.839-05:00Mary, I'm thinking if one can write about the ...Mary, I'm thinking if one can write about the coronavirus now, then this is the time while fear and feelings and at hand and thought are fresh in the mind. Likewise, you might be able to help the recalcitrant in some small way. But those voice…Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-89445920372296929642021-02-14T11:28:15.811-05:002021-02-14T11:28:15.811-05:00It's been a struggle to write fiction for me, ...It's been a struggle to write fiction for me, too. Reality is overwhelming, and there has been so much to do - just to stay (hopefully) alive and semi-safe until the vaccines are available to all. And even then - as O'Neil and John have said, dealing with the anti-maskers, the anti-vaxxers, and other varieties of determined virulent denial... But I have kept up my journaling. So some day, when this pandemic is over, I've got something to look back on and see how strange life was. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-86970212205976094522021-02-14T09:39:33.137-05:002021-02-14T09:39:33.137-05:00A timely and thoughtful post, Mary. We have medic...A timely and thoughtful post, Mary. We have medical professionals in our immediate family, so it's hard to believe the selfishness and stupidity of the people who organize and attend these (big and small) superspreader events--and those who for whatever reason just don't take all this seriously.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-8285716482140165412021-02-14T07:28:33.609-05:002021-02-14T07:28:33.609-05:00Well said. It's such a huge struggle. I manage...Well said. It's such a huge struggle. I managed to write during this pandemic but it came at a cost. Nothing came easily. It's a struggle. And I live in a small town across the lake from New Orleans and when I do go out for groceries, I have to constantly dodge people who do not wear masks.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.com