Yesterday, while exercising
(and
people watching) on my
terrace, I noticed that almost everyone I saw wore a face mask. The sight made
my day. Just a few weeks ago, I did my calisthenics with a scowl of disbelief (and frustration) on my face, since more than 50% of the faces
I saw walking the streets and parks of New York were uncovered—if you have been
watching the news, then you understand what that meant for a city with so many
cases of Coronavirus. So, I am thankful to see people taking care of themselves
and others by association. And I’m thankful for those of us who continue to
share our words and feels (poems and stories are therapeutic gifts that
keep on giving, and goodness knows most of world needs a whole lot of that
right now).
Keeping that in
mind, welcome to another Writers’ Pantry, dear Poets and Storytellers. This is
an open link event. Contribute your poetry or prose, fiction or nonfiction, old
or new. If you choose prose, the piece should be 369 words or fewer. Please, one entry per participant. Let’s share words that keep us going (or that
remind us why we should).
But before we start
feeding Mr. Linky, some Announcements
and Reminders:
- for her Wild Fridays #16: Roving the Web, our Rosemary
offers a selection of laughter-infused-quarantine-inspired memes. As she suggests,
our immune systems could probably use the boost. So, if you’ve yet to delight in
the feature, follow the link and get your medicine.
-
this upcoming Wednesday, Sanaa tells
us, “For certain, it’s enjambment”, and invites us to “write using the literary
device Enjambment. Feel free to address the current world situation, or perhaps
delve into a memory of your own. Challenge the reader, surprise us with humor
and wit, go solemn and dark or perhaps tender and romantic.” The choice is all
ours!
Stay safe, everyone.
Thanks, Magaly, for brightening our lives with your hosting of this post; the mention of my last Friday feature; the pretty, sunlit not-your-average-flower pic; and the reminder about the value of our poems and stories. You rock!
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome, Rosemary. I am so glad you like my flowers. I am happiest to say that the bees do too!
DeleteThanks for hosting Magaly. Good for you to remind everyone of the importance of face masks. I have yet to find them available locally (nor has anyone I've spoken to) and so I have sewed a couple of dozen of them by machine ... a bit of a slog and not nearly as much fun as writing and reading ... but I firmly believe that we all must do whatever we can to try to get to the other side of Corona - sooner, rather than later.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to a visit to the Pantry tomorrow.
The shortage of face masks seems to be going on everywhere. I love that you are making them--your family and friends are lucky, since demand is so fierce. I ordered some reusable face masks for my father, and they took forever to get to him.
DeleteThanks so much for hosting Magaly, and yes, masks are very important, although I haven't worn mine yet, what with being an oldie and living under self-imposed house-arrest for more weeks than I can remember.
ReplyDeleteStay safe everyone.
Around here, those of us who used to stay home before the pandemic (for one reason or another) have been making a lot of jokes about how we are great self-isolators because we have so much practice. Still, the choice to get out (and feel safe) if one wants to is always a nice one to have.
DeleteThank you for being s welcoming host, Magaly. Masks are still few and far between out here in the English countryside, but I know they are increasing in the towns and cities. I too am thankful for those of us who share poems, which are therapeutic indeed!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad, Kim. Like I've said before, I hope your town is spared this mess.
DeleteA safe and happy Sunday to our hostess Magaly thank you for inspiring us and lots of love to all present
ReplyDeleteMuchđź’›love
Thank you, Gillena.
DeleteA safe and happy Sunday to all. We may not be infected but we are all affected by this to varying degrees. We're continuing to plant trees this weekend. There is hope for us all - Cheers!
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, Joel. This thing has touched everyone, even when the effects aren't completely obvious.
DeleteI am so glad for new trees!
Hope everyone is healthy and safe.
ReplyDeleteRight back at you, Myrna.
DeleteThe country is still on lockdown (till 1st June!)
ReplyDeleteposting a little rant today, hope you understand. in the meantime, stay safe, everyone!
We don't have a definite date for the end of quarantine, but the way things are going... June seems likely.
DeleteHope everyone stays safe. As you might imagine, masks are not that common in not locked down Sweden, where the experts don't recommend it, even if the frequency has risen sharply the last two weeks or so.
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning, they were not being recommended here either... mostly because they thought that if everyday people bought them all, then there would be none left for the first responders. Let's hope your experts have a much better (and less dangerous) reason.
DeleteI posted quite late, so it will probably go unseen! It seems all the challenges come in rapid succession to mid-week, and then there's time to think!
ReplyDeleteI just spent a pleasant Sunday afternoon reading all the entries. What a good group...even if we all are growing a bit stir crazy!
I hope everyone gets to your post, eventually.
DeleteHappy Sunday to all!
ReplyDeleteRight back at you, ma'am.
DeleteI'm late, but here!! Hope everyone has a good week.
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope your week is fantastic, Susie.
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