URGENT: Brainstorming help, please. My primary goal for this morning is to create a structured task list for what people can work on effectively from home, that will support one of these three urgent-need categories: a) communication around social distancing b) economic support for social distancing practices c) support for healthcare workers I’d love your […]
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On the one hand, I’m scrambling to help sew homemade masks for healthcare workers right now, because they’ve already gone too long without them. On the other hand — that is ABSOLUTELY the wrong solution. It is appalling and unconscionable that in America, with all of this country’s resources, we’ve allowed it to come to
Writers of Color in Speculative Literature Class Coronavirus Assignment, part 1: Due Monday 3/30, midnight All of us have been deeply impacted by the spread of Covid-19, often in ways we are only just beginning to see. In this class, we’ve seen how speculative literature authors have approached major societal issues through the lens of
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Postcolonial Literature Class Coronavirus Assignment, part 1: Due Monday 3/30, midnight All of us have been deeply impacted by the spread of Covid-19, often in ways we are only just beginning to see. For this class, a portion of your grade was the Personal History Project — in previous years, I asked you to research
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URGENT: Brainstorming help, please. My primary goal for this morning is to create a structured task list for what people can work on effectively from home, that will support one of these three urgent-need categories: a) communication around social distancing b) economic support for social distancing practices c) support for healthcare workers I’d love your
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It isn’t reasonable to expect people to become convinced and internalize that we’re entered a serious crisis situation in just a few days. I know that. Even if they do get to that point, many of us are overwhelmed with work and care responsibilities, mental health concerns, fear for ourselves and our loved ones. There’s
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It isn’t reasonable to expect people to become convinced and internalize that we’re entered a serious crisis situation in just a few days. I know that. Even if they do get to that point, many of us are overwhelmed with work and care responsibilities, mental health concerns, fear for ourselves and our loved ones. There’s
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Two quick but urgent cookbook notes: 1) our current GoodReads giveaway ends today! If you’re in America / Canada, you could win one of 5 hardcover copies — enter for free here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51332647-a-feast-of-serendib (please spread the word, if you’re so inclined!) 2) my publisher, Mascot Books, just sent me a note saying that Amazon is prioritizing medical
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I told Kevin last night, around 12:30 a.m., when were both still scrolling through news updates in bed (yes, terrible sleep hygiene, and Anand almost missed the bus this morning as a result, we have to stop doing that) that I was going to do ALL the backlogged home projects now, and the house was
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(I’m going to repost this periodically, I think, and update it as I think of things.) ***** Simple Things You Can Do in a Time of Pandemic (a list for those feeling ineffectual, a work-in-progress) 1. WASH YOUR HANDS. Wash them frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Teach your children and
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