Stories I Tell Myself
Linda Brody Bakst on Brooklyn, growing up, identity and more
Month: September 2020
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I continue to struggle with the pandemic. I am fortunate in that I have been healthy, at least physically. My emotional health is another matter. Taking walks outside has been key to holding on to that. I want to share some of the views I have found particularly valuable. I took on a consulting project…
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NOTE: Today’s blog post is written by Gary, my husband. He was reflecting on the fact that we have, depending on the data source, reached or exceeded 200,000 American deaths from Covid-19. Gary and I feel that we have become numb to the loss; maybe complacent is a better term. He wrote this as part…
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‘More nana-bread!’ ‘Okay, just one more small piece.’ I slice a sliver of banana bread, delighted that she so enjoys something I made. She takes it eagerly. ‘Mmmm,’ she says, as she munches. How can I deny her? I draw chalk hearts on the driveway. Pink, blue, yellow, orange and green. She runs, jumps…
