Who Am I Today? (the COVID-Brain Version)
I don’t know whether the term long COVID applies to me yet, but 12 weeks of brain fog and fatigue must count for something. In the grand scheme of long COVID, my symptoms are mild. [...]
In the Aftermath of COVID
In the last week of March, having shown my first signs of COVID, I wrote my spiritual director to postpone our appointment. He wrote back something no one else said: “May this be a challenging [...]
That’s Not How This Works
My brain is hyperactive. It likes to spin out ideas, fantasies, things I want to say, actions I want to take. An insight comes to me and within seconds I’ve leapt to wordsmithing it for [...]
5 Possibly Clear Truths in the COVID-19 Age
Have you had trouble thinking clearly in the midst of the pandemic? You and me both. Clarity seems scarce in a crisis, especially now, and the signal-to-noise ratio in the public square is pretty low. [...]