the in-between

I was a big fan of Stranger Things for 2.2 seasons. (Seasons 1&2 = YES, Season 3 = meh).

Living in times of covid-19, massive protest, and the confounding chaos of CHOP has made me reflect on the Upside Down.

These are Strange Times.
We're living in the In-Between.

Two trusted friends have proposed that we are living in a time of revolution. I guess you don't recognize it when you're in it, like the ol' frog being boiled in a saucepan, and my inner, long-dormant Baptist quakes a little bit at the concept, but--they might be right.

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The pandemic continues--worsens--and since everyone is tired of precautions and staying home, we just act like it's over. My neighborhood has gone from teargas and cops to a so-called autonomous zone (and tetrabytes of breathless coverage) to a so-called occupied protest (even more coverage and criticism) to now nightly shootings to -- ?

What's next?

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I hope for positive next steps.

Re-focusing on systemic change. Fairness. Justice. Reparations?

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Also, I'm hoping for restful sleep sometime soon.

My mind churns. I hear a firework and think it's a grenade, or a gunshot.

Trying to keep busy, I work all day, sew masks, keep creating, connecting, hoping.