Kathleen SiddellWeek 26: 2 AM WorriesIn the twenty-six-week-long wake, it’s starting to feel like the pandemic hasn’t caused destruction, it’s just kicked up a mess…Sep 15, 20201Sep 15, 20201
Kathleen SiddellWeeks summer and mid-summer: What’s Worse? (A Story)The Mother looked up into the endless blue sky for signs that the world was unraveling. There were none. The sun still warmed…Jul 20, 2020Jul 20, 2020
Kathleen SiddellWeeks 12 and 13: Keep TryingThis week we drove to school to turn in some of the materials the kids shoved haphazardly in their book bags on March 13. We left the…Jun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
Kathleen SiddellWeeks 10 and 11: Into the History BooksWhat I have to say about life in a pandemic doesn’t seem particularly important this week. But this space has always been about what it…Jun 2, 2020Jun 2, 2020
Kathleen SiddellWeeks 8 and 9: Stop WaitingI don’t know that I have a consistent writing process but the closest I have goes like this: open a blank page, stare at it for several…May 20, 2020May 20, 2020
Kathleen SiddellWeeks 6/7: Balancing ActThis week there’s been a quiet buzz, barely perceptible but impossible to ignore. Like a scent you can’t place, or a piece of grass…May 7, 2020May 7, 2020
Kathleen SiddellWeeks 5/6: Us and ThemThey’re protesting because they want to be able to go to the park and the beach. I know, we do too. But we’re going to wait until its safe…Apr 27, 2020Apr 27, 2020
Kathleen SiddellWeek 4/5: Growing PainsHere we are, again. Still. Not much has changed from last week. Is that good news or bad?Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
Kathleen SiddellWeek 3: CocooningWe got news that we’ll most likely, probably, 99.9 but not 100% definitely out of school until the new year begins.…Apr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020
Kathleen SiddellCOVID Week 2: This is not a drillWhen I was a kid, we used to practice air raid drills. Even though I knew they were drills and an evil Russian bomb wasn’t hurling through…Mar 30, 2020Mar 30, 2020
