Tag: Pandemic Mental Health

Bittersweet School Year and Finding a Way to Dream Again

On By karinkjensenIn Flash Lit, Personal Essays2 Comments

My eldest graduated high school in May. It was a touch bittersweet -- the first time we had been back to campus in over a year except for two curbside pick-ups of textbooks. The year began frantically with virtual college tours, SAT preparation, and the crafting of essays for university applications. At the same time, …

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Floundering to Hopeful — My Quarantine Evolution

On By karinkjensenIn Personal Essays, Writing4 Comments

(This article was published in Change Your Mind, Change Your Life. Take a look here! A revised version was published on News Break, which you can see here.) I never expected quarantine to last so long. Naively, I thought this was a chance for our country to unify. I joined other crafters in making masks …

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