
Aaron, Margie, and Benjamin
Margie: “This would have been our 13th summer to teach and perform at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina. It is an intense 7
Margie: “This would have been our 13th summer to teach and perform at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina. It is an intense 7
“It is a deep mystery to live here in this imperfect place. On a summer night, with fireflies in the yard and bats overhead, the
Roger and his wife Nanette arrived as refugees to Kentucky 9 years ago. They planted their lives here in Lexington. They have six children. Then
Lujza: “When Joy and I first met on the internet in 2003, she was living here in Lexington and I was in my hometown of
Adri Pulido is the owner of Polished Needle and co-founder of Festival Latino North, Lexington, KY. Narrative from original post: Valentin, Ellie, Liz, Adri, Izabel, and
Patti works as a lunch lady at Arlington Elementary School. These days, the entire family is focusing on Jada’s graduation from BSHS. Because Jada’s softball
Stephanie: “All my years of foster parenting and trauma training have prepared me for this. The kids are doing well. And I have this to
Vicki: “This quarantine period has allowed me the time to really focus on the animal rescue work that I feel passionately about. With shelters throughout
These days, Travis is doing homeschooling, in addition to his regular job: helping people make chicken coops, and selling chickens and chicken feed. Travis expects
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
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.
Blake: “When asked…‘How are you doing through all of this?’ I never know what to say. They aren’t really asking this question on a deep
David: “I remodel kitchen and baths. I got laid off in the second week of the pandemic. I’ve greatly enjoyed the extra time with my
Joe: “It’s a terrible situation, so many people dying. The silver lining is less pollution, nuclear families staying closer (though that has its own stress).
Ana and David are expecting their second child in October. They found out it’s going to be a boy only a couple of days before
Holly Hughes is the English Language Learner Teacher at Mary Todd Elementary School. David Mato is the Instructional Media Teacher at Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elementary
For Shawn’s 50th, his family had planned a weekend in Chicago. They were especially excited to take Shawn to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field.
Mick played two songs for us on his ukulele: “Sunshine On My Shoulders” and “Anti-COVID Anthem #19” (to the tune of “Short’nin’ Bread”). He sang,
With Hannah’s help, Felice has been home-schooling her kids for almost two weeks. The tradition of afternoon tea is, in fact, part of their daily
Just before we arrived, Finn had found a worm. He was quite happy to be able to show it off.
Amy: “We’ve had several years with very hard transitions. We are so grateful to have this apartment as our home now. And we’re glad to
Kerri was figuring out how to juggle school, her two-year-old being home from daycare (the daycare closed the day before), and a baby on the
Meredith: “We typically don’t have sit-down dinners because Tristan has dance class 4 nights a week and I have rehearsals. Since we became quarantined, having
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