2020

To move out. Get an apartment of my own. Tape posters of My Chemical Romance and Evanescence to the walls, buy all the Grady Hendrix horror novels, order high-quality Sweet Lolita dresses online and reinvent my whole personality. Then hole up in my place for the next 2 weeks. For…

When Newton made his path breaking discoveries in 1666, the year was recorded as “Annus Mirabilis”, a Latin term for a “wonderful year”, setting the stage for scientific thought punctuating the spirit of discovery in the renaissance ages. A few centuries later, when the Catholic church decreed the dogma of…

How a tribute band got my family through 2020 — Without spoiling the final season of HBO’s Succession, there’s an episode where a character trying to buy the Roy family’s company delivers a remarkably stinging insult in a show where more than half the dialogue is insults. …

not that i ever did — If there is anything that deserves the internet damnation of “TL;DR,” it is this stand-down order from the World Health Organization. Even the announcement title has people scurrying away faster than a Wuhan wet market bushmeat menu item presented with an opened cage door. Seven minutes of this? All you…

In a world full of uncertainty, there was one thing I was certain about… — By Grace K. Bianco ** Inspired by the many articles going around about the year 2020. I am not sure who the original prompt is from. Maybe, Keeley Schroder? Lol, please let me know!! 🤍 There’s no denying that 2020 was quite the year for everyone. Unfortunately for many, it…

Refreshed and invigorated in 2020, a nationwide focus on the prevalence of racism in our American culture and ways took place. …

But I flourished through 2021. — Our last vacation was our four-day road trip to Monterey and Carmel on the last four days of 2019, December 28–31. We returned home on New Year’s Eve, not having a clue that we would not travel again for a few years. I kept busy the first half of the…