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  2020-04-01

  Rosie the Riveter with mask

  Linking the past (image of Rosie) with the present,updated with mask. Verbage, We Can Do It!
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  2020-04-22

  USPS note left in mailbox

  My apartment complex front office isn’t receiving packages anymore. USPS left this note in the mailbox and I went down to the post office the next day to receive my package (a book from B&N).
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  2020-04-27

  Church signs in Elizabethtown, KY

  I have contributed a collage of three church signs where I live. The church boards are inviting the public and its members to attend services via Facebook Live since our governor, Gov. Beshear has restricted mass gatherings during Kentucky's stay at home policy.
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  2020-04-27

  Finished my first semester of grad school amid a global pandemic

  Juggling grad school and a full time job hasn't been easy. The outbreak of Covid-19 made this a more difficult task, as I work at a school and teaching was shifted to an online format within a matter of days notice. It often feels that things have been moving so quickly that I haven't had time to fully comprehend them. Nonetheless, I must take note of some of the accomplishments along the way, such as finishing my first semester of grad school at Arizona State University. 10 monographs, some dozen scholarly papers, and two major papers I feel both relief and a sense of accomplishment.
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  2020-04-27

  Grandma's Cookies (from a safe distance)

  My grandmother still makes sure to give us the cookies she makes when we visit, but from a safe distance. We put them in the "no man's land" on a table between us, and take from the table one at a time. Of course it's not the same, but it's the best she can do.
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  2020-04-27

  Running on Hope

  So theatre stopped. Everywhere. Broadway all the way to the community theatre in small towns. Shows that people put there blood, sweat, and tears into were postponed, rescheduled, then finally cancelled. They majority of theatre in the U.S. is community theatre. If a company doesn't put on a show, it could very well put them out of business. It's a business that needs an a crowd. Many companies are planning there upcoming season on hope. Hope that there will be a world to see the art they created. Online major companies have put out previous recorded operas, plays, and concerts in order to keep that spirit of art alive. And it seems to be working, for now. But we are a social species. I don't know if we can handle the separation. I hope we can outlast it. See, we are running on hope.
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  2020-04-23

  Photo announcing the closure of a mosque in Birmingham, England

  This is a sign announcing the closure of the mosque Masjid Hamza, a normally bustling cultural and community center between Balsall Heath and Moseley in Birmingham, England.
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  2020-04-24

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  Image of two young people sitting on a park bench, one smirking at the camera and the other sprawled across their friend's lap, legs in the air.