Homepage
Open in app
Sign in
Get started
kubernesis in apokalupsis
life & death near the shenandoah valley | a pandemic diary
About
Archive
Follow
COVID-19 Diaries: May 7, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: May 7, 2020
I pulled the Knight of Swords today. We’re now at over 76,000 COVID-19 deaths in the US.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
May 7, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: May 5, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: May 5, 2020
I adapted a 19th-c. hymn commonly sung at funerals for this week’s altar. VA has 20,000+ likely & confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 690 dead.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
May 5, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: May 4, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: May 4, 2020
Spent most of my day sweating over grad advocacy work. The US is now at 70,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
May 4, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: May 2, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: May 2, 2020
Dressed our community altar in honor of our beloved dead with wildflowers for Beltane today. The US has now passed 67,000 deaths.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
May 2, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: May 1, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: May 1, 2020
Today was Beltane. Virginia COVID-19 cases have increased by 1,055; Richmond-area deaths are up to 153.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
May 1, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 28, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 28, 2020
Hosted our second community altar for the dead tonight. Today the US officially passed the one million mark for COVID-19 infections.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 28, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 26, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 26, 2020
The days I don’t post mean I’ve spent too much time on the computer. There are now 48 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Charlottesville.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 26, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 24, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 24, 2020
Today marks one month of journaling during plague. There are now 925K confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 52,296 deaths in the United States.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 24, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 22, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 22, 2020
Picked up more material for masks today, from one of my favorite professors. There are now twelve confirmed local deaths in our area.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 22, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 21, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 21, 2020
Been keeping my hands busy with a job o’ work (or three). There are now 9,451 positive COVID-19 cases in Virginia, and 321 deaths.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 21, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 18, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 18, 2020
A trip to Waynesboro. Hand pies. More masks. There are now 38,928 confirmed deaths from coronavirus in the United States.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 18, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 17, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 17, 2020
Mask-making. Mutual aid errands. Takeout sandwiches. The first member of our local pagan community lost a friend to COVID-19 today.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 17, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 16, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 16, 2020
I spent most of the day making masks. The number of jobless claims in the US has now reached 22 million.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 16, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 15, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 15, 2020
We picked up our first “curbside” grocery order. Worldwide, there are now over two million confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 15, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 14, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 14, 2020
My spouse hiked the Appalachian Trail today and brought back two sprigs of fire pink. Racial disparities are showing in COVID-19’s impact.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 14, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 13, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 13, 2020
Grad students in my program are beginning to organize. Virginia reports 473 new COVID-19 cases; UVA researchers project a mid-August peak.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 13, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 12, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 12, 2020
Today I planted day-lilies. Tonight it’s supposed to storm. There have been ~600,000 confirmed US cases of coronavirus, with 22,071 deaths.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 12, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 11, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 11, 2020
Spent much of the day on a friend’s farm in Rockbridge County. Today Virginia saw its largest one-day increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 11, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 8, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 8, 2020
I taught online discussion sections again tonight. The Virginia governor has announced that spring elections will be postponed.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 8, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 7, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 7, 2020
My first entry was made on a new moon. Tonight, the moon is full. Three people have died of coronavirus in Charlottesville, VA to date.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 7, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 6, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 6, 2020
The anxiety is definitely getting to me. The U.S. death toll has now surpassed 10,000.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 6, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 5, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 5, 2020
Grading 40 short essay exams was not what I wanted to do today. Current data says that 2,500+ are infected in the state of Virginia.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 5, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 4, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 4, 2020
My patience has been short today.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 4, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 3, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 3, 2020
Feeling more grim today than I have been.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 3, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 1, 2020
COVID-19 Diaries: April 1, 2020
Our redbud tree is in full bloom. The federal stockpile of emergency medical supplies is nearly empty.
Blue Ridge Mel ❤
Apr 1, 2020
About kubernēsis in apokálupsis
Latest Stories
Archive
About Medium
Terms
Privacy
Teams