We were in that strange time warp the pandemic created, where people in other places were experiencing our future. New rules are created – don’t feed them after midnight, don’t breed raptors, don’t go into the basement – as the old rules of reality are tossed out. As the pandemic unfolded, there were so many echoes of my own experience with illness, it seemed almost poetic. I wanted to tell people I had knowledge that may help them navigate these times, but mostly I fell silent. For some people, the rigid way they think may seem like a strength, but rigidness cracksYour social circle will become smaller.

Source: The Irish Times October 10, 2020 04:52 UTC