Luther, Lester, Elsa, Aumaine, and Victor
Aumaine: “This is a hard time for everyone. I struggle with depression and for the first month of quarantine all I could do was survive. We have three
Gator and Sylvia
Sylvia: “I am very hopeful this is an opportunity for us to become better versions of ourselves.”
Alex and Austyn
Austyn: “During the pandemic, walks define our days. Alex and I both write from home, but we’ve turned neighborhood strolls into rituals: before we sit down at our
Crystal, Ivory, and Ron
Crystal Wilkinson, a USA Artist Fellow, is the award-winning author of The Birds of Opulence (winner of the 2016 Ernest J. Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence), Water Street and Blackberries,
Abid, Aziza, Amani, Adam, Amael, Nazir, and Ameen With Bill
Amani: “Today, May 9th at 3pm, would have been the day I walked across that stage at Rupp Arena with my name being called, receiving my degree four
Liam, Ryan, and Cicely With Gaia
Cicely: “Blended families are chaos … but also the best kind!”
Sebastian, Drew, and Scott With Copper and Watson
Scott: “We moved in just before the US reaction to the virus really got serious. I was in England during that time and only just made it back
Earl, Analia, and Jazmine with Gio
Analia Loria Kinsey is Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences in the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. She currently serves as
Jessica and Anthony
Jessica: “We’ve been talking about how lucky we feel because we get along. I’ve diabetes so I’ve been staying at home; Anthony is the one who goes out.
Eli, Nick, Rosie, and Oscar
Eli: “This was Oscar’s last year at his preschool, where he’s been since age 2 and has the most amazing group of friends who are splitting up next
Sophia, Jeana, and Tom With Felix
Tom: “I miss seeing my wife interact with other people. She lights up my life, Sophia’s life, and other people’s lives. I miss seeing that.” Jeana: “We’ve got
Mike, Bodhi, Toa, and Bindi
Toa Green is Owner/Operator of Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream. Narrative from original post: Toa: “We have been quarantined together for 9 weeks but really it feels
Heath, Ruby, Jasper, and Laurie With Mia
Heath is a software architect, working for a company in New York. When we arrived to take their family photo, he was in a meeting, designing a white-paper
Dima, Yoko, Hana, and Ari With Ramona
Dima: “One good thing about this pandemic is that we adopted a dog—that’s pretty awesome. It’s my mid-life crisis :).” Yoko: “One good thing about this pandemic is