Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:19:31 +0000
covid, pandemic

There was a night at the beginning of "lockdown" during the height of the #covid #pandemic where I sat out on my front porch to listen to the evening. The silence was almost complete. No cars. No events. No people having conversations in the backyards nearby or the neighboring porches. Just quiet. Just peace. Scary and soothing all at once. I miss it sometimes. Not the anxiety about contagion but the quiet and the calm. The allowance to be left out. The lack of activity sitting hushed beside me.