A Plate of Pandemic
Creativity in Times of Crisis
Lesley Heiser’s memoir-in-progress, Extinguish, is set in the Highlands of Scotland. Her work appears in Boulevard, Puerto del Sol, DIAGRAM, Ms., The Baltimore Sun, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. A new essay is forthcoming in About Place/ Geographies of Justice. She has won two Maine Literary Awards. Reach her on Twitter @lesleyheiser1
Most mornings, my neighbor Julianne and I start to communicate with a stream of emojis. First, a four-leafed clover, a sun, and a hibiscus. Next, we type about protests, politicians, and what have you. Finally, she tells me if the black lab Wally is coming over, and if he is, I text back, “okay.” This […]