Recovery in the time of COVID
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Kate Pezzulli
- Apr 29, 2021
- 15 min
Finding flat Earth
COVID HOAX. Those were the words written in the parking lot of the Walmart in chalk. A man who matched the description of Patrick Burke...
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Peyton McCutchen
- Apr 28, 2021
- 9 min
Virtual Learning: A process as tough as Stone
Just two weeks before the 2020 school year began, the ever-familiar Texas heat could be felt beating down around anything that dared to...
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Brielle Thomas
- Apr 27, 2021
- 8 min
On being a journalist during the pandemic: A survival story
It was a Sunday evening in May when Kyle Martin’s phone rang. He looked to see who it was — it was his boss. “That’s strange,” he thought...
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Megan Martinez
- Apr 27, 2021
- 7 min
Keeping the doors open: A private-school principal confronts the pandemic
Ana Silva sits in her office—the principal’s office—at St. Pius X School in El Paso, Texas. Artwork hangs on the white walls in the small...
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Cydne Robinson
- Apr 27, 2021
- 10 min
Women at war with COVID: A tale of three health care workers
"9-1-1 operator. What’s your emergency?” “Don’t hang up, help is on the way!” The ambulance swerves past traffic, its lights blind, its...
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Rebecca Najera
- Apr 26, 2021
- 16 min
Coronavirus: From the crib to the club
The lights are low while Jamie Foxx’s “Blame It” echoes throughout both floors of Dallas’ newest Spearmint Rhino club, which has only...
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John Fernando Munoz M.
- Apr 24, 2021
- 7 min
A distant farewell behind the wall
Taurino and Silvia rest in peace beneath a Californian pepper tree in San Diego. Three of their sons, their three daughters-in-law, and...
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Marcus Sykes
- Apr 24, 2021
- 5 min
As COVID ravages the local music scene, one couple struggles to keep playing
Little did a three-year-old girl whose voice hit harmonic notes like few others and a seven-year-old boy performing in his first piano...
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Peyton McCutchen
- Apr 19, 2021
- 5 min
When the world stood still
Mom. Dad. Sister. Emma. Grace. Bethany. Kids. In my head, I repeat the list, inhaling slowly with one name, exhaling with the next. I...
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Brielle Thomas
- Apr 18, 2021
- 6 min
No easy feat: Managing ADHD in quarantine
It was a Tuesday morning in April. I was enveloped in my bed sheets like a caterpillar in a cocoon. I had been staring at the ceiling for...
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Kate Pezzulli
- Apr 18, 2021
- 5 min
Derby funk never smelled so good
There’s nothing like the smell of roller derby. The “derby funk” we call it. It permeates your skin at the knees, elbows, and wrists and...
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Maggie Toerner
- Apr 18, 2021
- 5 min
Self-care
I turn the bathtub faucet to hot and plug the drain. The ritual begins. I light my three candles, each occupying a corner of the tub. One...
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Sarah Hayner
- Apr 17, 2021
- 3 min
Out of paper, out of stock
A line of 20 or so people stand outside the grocery store in Stephenville, Texas as I walk up to the front door. All eyes are watching...
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Marcus Sykes
- Apr 17, 2021
- 6 min
In search of the elusive COVID vaccine
My phone rings. I forgot to put it on silent while I was studying. I pick up. “Hello,” I answer. It’s my mother. “I just wanted to call...
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Megan Martinez
- Apr 17, 2021
- 6 min
Lulu and me: A dog's pandemic journey
She sits next to me on my left side—her usual spot—quietly licking, licking, licking. Her movements are deliberate and methodical. “Lulu,...
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Cydne Robinson
- Apr 16, 2021
- 5 min
Finding your own path
I lie in an empty room. I match the ceiling fan movements, twisting and turning in bed. My body won’t let me sleep. In just a few short...
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John Fernando Munoz M.
- Apr 16, 2021
- 6 min
Fleeing the virus: An immigrant's tale
"No sir, you cannot board the plane!" The voice of the Korean Airlines manager at Beijing International Airport sounded firm ,...
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Brianna Adams
- Apr 15, 2021
- 9 min
Legally uncertain: Applying to law school during the pandemic
There are five minutes left on the timer. I shut off my meditation playlist on Pandora, set the thermostat to a comfortable 68 degrees...
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