Life Writing
Autobiography, Diary, Memoir, Personal Essay
Quarantine Has Changed Us – And It’s Not All Bad
In the Isolation Room
A Thundering Silence
During the COVID-19 Crisis, Don’t Shoot the Messenger
Under One Roof: How COVID-19 Turned My Apartment Building of Strangers into a Community
COVID Diaries: Quotidian Snapshots of Life during the Pandemic
I Can’t Answer My Daughter’s Questions about COVID-19
The Country Won’t Work Without Them
Days without Name: On Time in the Time of Coronavirus
My Mom Died While I Was Covering COVID. It Changed My Views on Grief
The Quarantine Diaries
I Am Not Invincible: My COVID-19 Story
Quarantine Reads: “The Waves”
Living in a Sci-Fi Movie: An Italian Screenwriter on Coronavirus
Stewart: Prisoner Support Volunteer
Parenting with Agoraphobia Is Hard. It’s Harder in a Pandemic
Life Writing During a Pandemic: Making Sense of the ‘New Normal’ in Lockdown Extended: Corona Chronicles (2020)
The Thin Line Between Farce and Tragedy: My COVID Story Between Italy and Guatemala
A Letter to My Loved Ones About COVID-19: You’ve Moved On, But I’m Still Here
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Submit your Research on COVID-19
Scholars and Researchers: Submit your essay engaging with any aspect of telling COVID-19 stories. We are looking for thesis-driven research, with a clear theory framework, a body of analysis that shows concrete examples, and a conclusion. Images are welcome. Articles are subject to peer-review and editing.
Share your Personal COVID-19 Story
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