Tag Archives: pandemic

A Layered Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Stephanie

An onion, or two, for Valentine’s Day. “Not a red rose or a satin heart,” as poet Carol Ann Duffy wrote. Nor “a cute card or a kissogram.” Not that there’s anything wrong with those. But it is both so … Continue reading →

Posted in Love and Loss | Tagged " Jim Dwyer, Allium, Carol Ann Duffy's "Valentine, Genesis 45:21, onions, pandemic, Valentine's Day, Valentines | 3 Comments

Deaf Stone Alone

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Stephanie

“Now, I don’t know much about the sea, but I do know that’s the way it is here. And I also know how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong, to measure yourself … Continue reading →

Posted in Love and Loss | Tagged fiction, Louise Glück, non-fiction, pandemic | 15 Comments

Now Face West

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Stephanie

This is the tenth Father’s Day that has dawned for my children without their father here with them. This year, they all are also separated from each other, occupying different spaces on two continents. Seven years have passed since we … Continue reading →

Posted in Love and Loss | Tagged camel safaris, chaos, disorder, Father's Day, fatherhood, grief, Iceland, India, memory, motherhood, Northern Ireland, pandemic, seasons, spillover, theoretical physics, zoonoses | 4 Comments

Full Fathom

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Stephanie

I did first ask if it was too soon. In this case, to bowdlerize the first sentence of Love in the Time of Cholera: “It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the run on spices … Continue reading →