Taking a Break

8) Happy Virtual Thanksgiving! 

This will be a short post because I’ve been ill for weeks; no, not COVID. I hope everyone will be safe and avoid giving in to pandemic fatigue this winter holiday season.  I had planned to share an early draft of an online web-graveyard. It would have been filled with defunct digital objects like old… Continue reading 8) Happy Virtual Thanksgiving! 

Chicana · COVID-19

7) Do I Stay, or Do I Go? The Eldest Grandchild Away During the Pandemic

        I am conflicted about deciding not to attend the memorial for my maternal grandmother later this month. Although it is tradition to gather to mourn family members who have died, meeting in person isn’t safe, not yet. With a surge of COVID infections nationwide, people should follow the CDC recommendation to… Continue reading 7) Do I Stay, or Do I Go? The Eldest Grandchild Away During the Pandemic