A Writing Prompt for an Anxious World

 There are two truths I’ve realized about the Coronavirus pandemic: Everyone feels they are dramatically, uniquely affected. Everyone is right. Every one of us is affected. No one knows exactly how much. There is a relentless, invisible virus among us, and there is also a weird anxiety in the air. Like one minute I’m in a positive mindset: We’ve Got This! Then literally a minute later I watch that doctor’s video about how fastidious you need to be when you clean your groceries… and fear and anxiety settle in. Like suddenly I’m jumped by a Feelings Mafia that’s been lurking in the shadows, waiting to pounce + mug me + empty me out. It wears me down. Maybe you, too? * * * I spend a third of my year on the road, speaking at events and meeting people like you. But, as of now, I won’t be on an […]

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