Humanities Heart to Heart

Humanities Heart to Heart is a series of essays and multimedia presentations created by Nevadans that highlight diverse, personal perspectives from all corners of the Silver State, reflecting on life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us as we share, watch, and listen to each other's stories.

Is there a story that you or someone you know might like to share with us as a part of our COVID-19 narrative series? E-mail Kathleen Kuo, Nevada Humanities Program Manager and curator of Humanities Heart to Heart, at kkuo@nevadahumanities.org if you are interested or would like more information about how to contribute. We would love to hear from you as you read through and reflect on these heart-to-hearts.

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Humanities Heart to Heart is a program of Nevada Humanities that is made possible with support from the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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The Awakening: Art in Times of Pandemic
The Awakening: Art in Times of Pandemic

Pablo Gonzalez Flores, Las Vegas, NV

Stages
Stages

Michelle Patrick, Las Vegas, NV

When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade
When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade

Himani Malhotra, Las Vegas, NV

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Planning a Multicultural Wedding During the Pandemic

Reema Naik, Reno, NV

Feeding the Animals
Feeding the Animals

Cyndy Cendagorta, Reno, NV

Rocks Along the Way
Rocks Along the Way

Stephanie Young, Incline Village, NV

Shoes
Shoes

Corina Nicolescu, Reno, NV

Hiatus
Hiatus

Khamron Brooks, Las Vegas, NV

Surviving the Pandemic in the Desert
Surviving the Pandemic in the Desert

Day Sibley, Las Vegas, NV

Is Ice Cream a Necessity?
Is Ice Cream a Necessity?

Cheryl Johnston, Pahrump, NV

Life After Loss
Life After Loss

Vanessa Williams, Las Vegas, NV

Foodies in the Time of COVID
Foodies in the Time of COVID

Livia D’Andrea and Lauren Greenwood, Reno, NV

Excited Uncertainty
Excited Uncertainty

Lorrie May Manuel, Las Vegas, NV

Public Health: 2020 to the Present
Public Health: 2020 to the Present

Dr. Muge Akpinar-Elci, Reno, NV

Resiliency
Resiliency

Shawn Thomas, Reno, NV

Grounded Flights
Grounded Flights

Shannon Livingston-Harris, Las Vegas, NV

Existing as an Artist and Student in Times of COVID
Existing as an Artist and Student in Times of COVID

Geovany Uranda, Las Vegas, NV

My Year of Blue
My Year of Blue

Rebecca A. Eckland, Reno, NV

Finding Silver Linings
Finding Silver Linings

Nicole Kim, Las Vegas, NV

Finding Perspective
Finding Perspective

Nancy Harris McLelland, Carson City, NV

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A Sign of COVID Times

By Krystle Connor

Dark Chocolate, Deep Connection
Dark Chocolate, Deep Connection

Joan Presley, Reno, NV

Art, Spirituality, and Gratitude
Art, Spirituality, and Gratitude

Brian Martinez, Las Vegas, NV

Pandemic Moments
Pandemic Moments

daniella etel courban, Las Vegas, NV

The Pandemic Saved Our Relationship
The Pandemic Saved Our Relationship

Oni Boulware and Nancy Brune, Las Vegas, NV

The Long Haul
The Long Haul

Paul Stoddard, Henderson, NV

The First Year of COVID
The First Year of COVID

Amy Schutz, Truckee, CA

Will You Remember?
Will You Remember?

Kathleen Kuo, Las Vegas, NV

Changing Lives
Changing Lives

Marty Erickson, Reno, NV

Wake Up Call
Wake Up Call

Carrie Jensen, Reno, NV

That One Editor, a COVID-19 Happy Ending
That One Editor, a COVID-19 Happy Ending

Robin McLean, Eureka, NV

Inside
Inside

Rodney J. Lee, Las Vegas, NV

Are We Really Prepared?
Are We Really Prepared?

Deborah Lambin, Reno, NV

The Community in Self-Care
The Community in Self-Care

Paige Bockman, Las Vegas, NV

An Extended Intermission
An Extended Intermission

Kelly Kuo, Reno, NV

A Bitter Pill
A Bitter Pill

Diane Bush, Las Vegas, NV

My Time with the Babadook
My Time with the Babadook

Andy Butter, Reno, NV

Foraging: A Maker’s Point of View
Foraging: A Maker’s Point of View

Sidne Teske, Tuscarora, NV

For the Birds
For the Birds

Candace Nicol Garlock, Sparks, NV

The Wolves In Our Midst
The Wolves In Our Midst

Karen A., Reno, NV

“Are You My Mother?”
“Are You My Mother?”

Layla Muhammad, Henderson, NV

My Shabbos Trio
My Shabbos Trio

Jill Flanzraich, Reno, NV

A Time When Being Positive Can Be a Negative
A Time When Being Positive Can Be a Negative

Barbara Weinberg, Reno, NV

When You Just Can't Be There
When You Just Can't Be There

Amy Goldberg, Reno, NV

Shofar? So Good!
Shofar? So Good!

Aaron Hill, Reno, NV

Jewish Comfort Food and Pandemic Quarantine
Jewish Comfort Food and Pandemic Quarantine

Lynda Goldman, Reno, NV

Being Jewish and "Being Jewish"
Being Jewish and "Being Jewish"

Deborah Achtenberg, Reno, NV

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Valuing Connection During a Global Pandemic
Valuing Connection During a Global Pandemic

Matthew Malinowski, Las Vegas

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A Family’s Journey Through COVID-19
A Family’s Journey Through COVID-19

Lauryn Thompson-Robinson and Melva Thompson-Robinson, Las Vegas, NV

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A Village COVID-19 Built
A Village COVID-19 Built

Rain Fernandez, Reno, NV

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Positives, Negatives, and Imagining a Better Post-Pandemic World
Positives, Negatives, and Imagining a Better Post-Pandemic World

Emma Frances Bloomfield, Las Vegas, NV

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Demics - En, Epi, and Pan
Demics - En, Epi, and Pan

Elwood L. Schmidt, Reno, NV

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Ashes in Bath Water
Ashes in Bath Water

Richard Martin, Reno, NV

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Connecting History
Connecting History

Paige Figanbaum, Henderson, NV

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Seeing Anti-Asian Violence
Seeing Anti-Asian Violence

Meredith Oda, Reno, NV

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In the Nowness of Now
In the Nowness of Now

Heidi Rider, Las Vegas, NV

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Self-Discovery
Self-Discovery

Ted Hartwell, Las Vegas, NV

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Aftershocks: Stories and Discoveries from My COVID Year
Aftershocks: Stories and Discoveries from My COVID Year

Suzanne Morgan Williams, Reno, NV

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Make-Believe Made It Better
Make-Believe Made It Better

Aurora Boles, Reno, NV

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A Portrait of the Professor in the Garage
A Portrait of the Professor in the Garage

Benjamin Birkinbine, Reno, NV

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Chrysalides
Chrysalides

Amanda Cane, Reno, NV

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On Nourishment
On Nourishment

Nazanin Arastoo, Reno, NV

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One Year

Alisha Kerlin, Las Vegas, NV

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Rehabilitation and Revision - Physical Therapy during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Karlo Arciaga, Las Vegas, NV

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Consider It Joy
Consider It Joy

S. L. Kelly, Las Vegas, NV

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The Air That Binds Us

Meghan Collins, Reno, NV

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COVID-19 Negatives and Positives
COVID-19 Negatives and Positives

Yvonne Flynn, Sparks, NV

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Quarantined in Paradise
Quarantined in Paradise

Renate Victor, Sparks, NV

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Thinking Like a Russian
Thinking Like a Russian

Pete Valeska, Sparks, NV

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Hunkering Down, but Lucky
Hunkering Down, but Lucky

Pat Ragains, Sparks, NV

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COVID Musings
COVID Musings

Dick Cromie, Sparks, NV

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The Summer of 2020
The Summer of 2020

Lois Smyres, Reno, NV

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If You Love Me Stay Away: Music, Life, and Seeing How Things “Pan” Out during the Early Days of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
If You Love Me Stay Away: Music, Life, and Seeing How Things “Pan” Out during the Early Days of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic

Julie Machado, Sparks, NV

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The Twists and Turns and Ups and Downs of the Pandemic
The Twists and Turns and Ups and Downs of the Pandemic

Dana L. Trimble, Sparks, NV

Discovering Nevada’s Great Outdoors
Discovering Nevada’s Great Outdoors

Kristen Kirkpatrick, Sparks, NV

Happy Trails With Nature’s Friends
Happy Trails With Nature’s Friends

Julie Okabayashi, Las Vegas, NV

Pero no hablo Inglés, do I belong?
Pero no hablo Inglés, do I belong?

Roslyn Villa, Las Vegas, NV

Finding Beverley Green
Finding Beverley Green

Beverley Green, Las Vegas, NV

Public Lands, Nature’s Cure All
Public Lands, Nature’s Cure All

Russell Kuhlman, Reno, NV

The Zero Year
The Zero Year

Tiffany Pereira, Boulder City, NV

How I Fell in Love with Reno during the Pandemic
How I Fell in Love with Reno during the Pandemic

Claudia Cruz, Reno, NV

A View of Reno from the Bookstore
A View of Reno from the Bookstore

Emily Bennett, Reno, NV

Coffee Cup Immunity
Coffee Cup Immunity

Marie Johnson, Gardnerville, NV

To All the Places I’ve Loved Before
To All the Places I’ve Loved Before

Veronica Klash, Las Vegas, NV

A Personal Journey of International Travel during the Pandemic
A Personal Journey of International Travel during the Pandemic

Timothy Jones, Las Vegas, NV

Going Nowhere, Moving Forward
Going Nowhere, Moving Forward

Nasia Anam, Reno, NV

Listening from the Other Side
Listening from the Other Side

Iván Sandoval-Cervantes, Las Vegas, NV

Recovering Community and Creativity: One Year Later
Recovering Community and Creativity: One Year Later

Joan Paulette Dudley, Boulder City, NV

Essential
Essential

Carolyn Brayko, Reno, NV

The Dog and the Numbers
The Dog and the Numbers

Jose Avila, Las Vegas, NV

The Head and the Heart
The Head and the Heart

Bonnie Blair, Reno, NV

Day Four; Day Three Hundred and Sixty-Five
Day Four; Day Three Hundred and Sixty-Five

Jared Stanley, Reno, NV

What’s for Dinner?
What’s for Dinner?

Christianna Shortridge, Truckee, CA

Gap Year
Gap Year

Gig Depio, Las Vegas, NV

Mental Health, Comics, and Emotions: Feelings About Existing in a Pandemic
Mental Health, Comics, and Emotions: Feelings About Existing in a Pandemic

Gina Parham, Las Vegas, NV

Been There, Done That
Been There, Done That

Felicia T Perez, Reno, NV

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When I Meet You in Person, Will I Still Click My Mouse?

Juliet Ruiz, Las Vegas, NV

My Pandemic Year: 30 Minutes at a Time 
My Pandemic Year: 30 Minutes at a Time 

Trish Reynolds, Carson City, NV

Extreme Social Distancing 
Extreme Social Distancing 

Deon Reynolds, Carson City, NV

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Grammar Lessons for Heroes

Anne-Marie Kinne Hoppe, Reno, NV

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The View from My Office

Scott Dickensheets, Henderson, NV

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Empty Shelves: How the Pandemic Reignited My Body Dysmorphia

Christina Berke, Las Vegas, NV

The Sickness
The Sickness

Rosalind Bucy, Reno, NV

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Seeing through the Noise

Shelley Rice, Las Vegas, NV

One Year - Healing
One Year - Healing

Kevin L. Wright, Las Vegas, NV

Cleaning Out My Closet
Cleaning Out My Closet

Jessica Kay Halling, Las Vegas, NV

A New Beginning and a New Perspective 
A New Beginning and a New Perspective 

Sara Garey-Sage, Reno, NV

Journalism in the Time of COVID
Journalism in the Time of COVID

Jon Ralston, Las Vegas, NV

Seeking Equal Access in a Time of Masked Communication
Seeking Equal Access in a Time of Masked Communication

Leala N. Lierman, Reno, NV

Gifts of COVID-19
Gifts of COVID-19

Marya Shegog, Las Vegas, NV

Beginning to Hope Again
Beginning to Hope Again

David R. Lee, Reno, NV

Stop, Stare Off Into Space, and Listen
Stop, Stare Off Into Space, and Listen

John McVay, Las Vegas, NV

Shakespeare’s Messy Characters and the Experiences of Plague
Shakespeare’s Messy Characters and the Experiences of Plague

Katherine Walker, Las Vegas, NV

Dandelion, Sea Anemone, Hummingbird
Dandelion, Sea Anemone, Hummingbird

Krista Lukas, Minden, NV

Art as Solace
Art as Solace

Vivian Zavataro, Reno, NV

Painting During a Pandemic
Painting During a Pandemic

Lee Lanier, Boulder City, NV

A Mask or a Respirator?
A Mask or a Respirator?

Judy Shine Logan, Las Vegas, NV

A Global Online Connection: The BTS & ARMY Experience
A Global Online Connection: The BTS & ARMY Experience

Nicole Santero, Las Vegas, NV

The Flowers in My Backyard
The Flowers in My Backyard

Patrick Donnelly, Pahrump, NV

Morning Walk
Morning Walk

Alice Corkill, Las Vegas, NV

Listening Deeply
Listening Deeply

Fil Corbitt, Reno, NV

Learning to Embrace the Non-Normal
Learning to Embrace the Non-Normal

Doris Morgan Rueda, Las Vegas, NV

Vandemic
Vandemic

Suzanne Hackett-Morgan, Las Vegas, NV

With Friends Like These: Confronting Manifestations of Trauma in a Time of Isolation
With Friends Like These: Confronting Manifestations of Trauma in a Time of Isolation

G. J. Sanford, Reno, NV

Jumping through Pandemic Depression
Jumping through Pandemic Depression

Brittany Bronson, Las Vegas, NV

Reaching for Butterflies
Reaching for Butterflies

Brett M. Van Hoesen, Reno, NV

Life is a Highway
Life is a Highway

Guilliean Pacheco, Las Vegas, NV

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The End Is Near
The End Is Near

Elaine Parks, Tuscarora, NV

Questions
Questions

Marcus Civin, Las Vegas, NV

Nine Minutes
Nine Minutes

Julie Gwin, Reno, NV

Turn of the Century
Turn of the Century

Alicia Manno, Las Vegas, NV

My Guide to a 21st Century Pandemic
My Guide to a 21st Century Pandemic

Nabih Ghani, Henderson, NV

Pride in a Pandemic
Pride in a Pandemic

Maximus Sevedge, Sparks, NV

The Flower in the Snow
The Flower in the Snow

Jillyan Marquez, Sparks, NV

A Choice to Make
A Choice to Make

Debanhi Gutierrez, Las Vegas, NV

Diary of a Frustrated Premed Student During COVID-19
Diary of a Frustrated Premed Student During COVID-19

Shivangi Sinha, Henderson, NV

Going Online, Going Insane
Going Online, Going Insane

Gavin Garcia, Las Vegas, NV

The Fall of Ship 21
The Fall of Ship 21

Sarah Rivera, Las Vegas, NV

New Beginnings: A Memorable Free-Spirited Journey
New Beginnings: A Memorable Free-Spirited Journey

Ebony C., Las Vegas, NV

Beginning Again, and Again
Beginning Again, and Again

Marcela Rodriguez-Campo, Las Vegas, NV

Common Ground
Common Ground

Alicia Barber, Reno, NV

Beginnings
Beginnings

David Anthony Durham, Reno, NV

Where My Story Starts
Where My Story Starts

Tonya Todd, Las Vegas, NV

Creating Hammock Time for the Future
Creating Hammock Time for the Future

Quest Lakes, Carson City, NV

Flowers from Brittle Earth
Flowers from Brittle Earth

Ana Lorenza Jimenez, Las Vegas, NV

A Mountain of Firsts
A Mountain of Firsts

Kasey Graham, Reno, NV

A Year for the Garbage Truck
A Year for the Garbage Truck

John Hay, Las Vegas, NV

Dear Student: Kindly Advise.
Dear Student: Kindly Advise.

Molly Appel, Henderson, NV

New Year, New Words, New World
New Year, New Words, New World

Valerie Fridland, Reno, NV

The Guard Enters the Storm
The Guard Enters the Storm

Emerson Marcus, Sparks, NV

Called to Fly
Called to Fly

Jon Watkins, Reno, NV

Fat Chance in the Land of COVID-19, and On Death in the Land of COVID 19
Fat Chance in the Land of COVID-19, and On Death in the Land of COVID 19

Melanie Perish, Reno, NV

Quarantine Quaker
Quarantine Quaker

Nick Barnette, Las Vegas, NV

vulnerability
vulnerability

Brandy Underwood, North Las Vegas, NV

Gratitude: The Antidote to Survivor’s Guilt
Gratitude: The Antidote to Survivor’s Guilt

Win Frederick, Henderson, NV

No Greetings
No Greetings

Q’shaundra James, Las Vegas, NV

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Pandemic as Portal
Pandemic as Portal

Jackie Clay, Reno, NV

How COVID-19 Infected My Syllabus
How COVID-19 Infected My Syllabus

Carlos Mariscal, Reno, NV

Answering the Call
Answering the Call

Amanda Skenandore, Las Vegas, NV

Leveling Up
Leveling Up

Melissa Bowles-Terry, Las Vegas, NV

I’ll Get You Through
I’ll Get You Through

Alison Gaulden, Reno, NV

Crisis Comedy
Crisis Comedy

Michael P. Branch, Reno, NV

Pause and Plan
Pause and Plan

Natalie Pennington, Las Vegas, NV

Resolve
Resolve

Autumn Widdoes, Las Vegas, NV

Navigating the Inner Landscape
Navigating the Inner Landscape

Melissa Russell, Las Vegas, NV

I Misplaced My Tools
I Misplaced My Tools

Amy Ayoub, Las Vegas, NV

False Positive, Spring 2020
False Positive, Spring 2020

Lindsay Wilson, Reno, NV

This Absurdly Beautiful and Tragic Life
This Absurdly Beautiful and Tragic Life

Mary Gillespie, Carson City, NV

For Your Fulfillment
For Your Fulfillment

Soni Brown, Las Vegas, NV

the sky used to be blue
the sky used to be blue

Tiffany Lin, Las Vegas, NV

Backslide
Backslide

Kay Leigh Farley, Las Vegas, NV

Public (Art) Project
Public (Art) Project

Mark Salinas, Reno, NV

“Quarantine, Just What I Needed”
“Quarantine, Just What I Needed”

Jennifer Kleven, Henderson, NV

Alternatives to My Normal
Alternatives to My Normal

Iandry Randriamandroso, Las Vegas, NV

Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans

Anza Jarschke, Reno, NV

The Beauty of Transformation
The Beauty of Transformation

Deborah Daughetee, Las Vegas, NV

New Normal
New Normal

Jocelyn Paige Kelly, Las Vegas, NV

Transmarine
Transmarine

Demecina Beehn, Las Vegas, NV

Room for the Small
Room for the Small

Bertha Gutierrez, Las Vegas, NV

When Time is Fuzzy
When Time is Fuzzy

Michael Cassera, Las Vegas, NV

Pregnant During a Pandemic
Pregnant During a Pandemic

Reannon Muth, Las Vegas, NV

Finding a Way
Finding a Way

Michael Hicks, Reno, NV

Discover Your Nevada and Yourself
Discover Your Nevada and Yourself

Kat Galli, Tonopah, NV

Transformation: Cultivating Perspective in a Visionary Year
Transformation: Cultivating Perspective in a Visionary Year

Shakita Kirkland, Henderson, NV

My Clothes Donated to the Shadow of the Stratosphere
My Clothes Donated to the Shadow of the Stratosphere

Andrew Romanelli, Las Vegas, NV

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In the Land of NEEN
In the Land of NEEN

Binnie Tate Wilkin, Las Vegas, NV

During Quarantine, We Made Zines
During Quarantine, We Made Zines

Emilee Wirshing, Henderson, NV

COVID Summer
COVID Summer

Carolyn Dufurrena, Denio, NV

Letting Go: The Four Seasons
Letting Go: The Four Seasons

Jesse James Ziegler, Sparks, NV

Shedding...
Shedding...

Gailmarie Pahmeier, Reno, NV

“We’ve Always Done It This Way”
“We’ve Always Done It This Way”

Kimberly Miller, Las Vegas, NV

Towards Failure
Towards Failure

Sreshtha Sen, Henderson, NV

End Beginning
End Beginning

Pan Pantoja, Reno, NV

The Process of Progress
The Process of Progress

Angela M. Brommel, Las Vegas, NV

My Pandemic Pet
My Pandemic Pet

Krista Diamond, Las Vegas, NV

Failure is in the Eye of the Beholder
Failure is in the Eye of the Beholder

Shoshana Zeldner, Reno, NV

On Pandemic and Progress: Musings of a Father and Disaster Historian
On Pandemic and Progress: Musings of a Father and Disaster Historian

Christopher M. Church, Reno, NV

Blowholes and Camouflage, Adaptations in a Pandemic  
Blowholes and Camouflage, Adaptations in a Pandemic  

Jennifer Battisti, Las Vegas, NV

"Quit Game Now? You Will Lose All Unsaved Progress:” How Games Taught Me How to Progress in Life
"Quit Game Now? You Will Lose All Unsaved Progress:” How Games Taught Me How to Progress in Life

Ed Guzzo, Reno, NV

Dear Future Child
Dear Future Child

Afsha Bawany, Las Vegas, NV

Learning to Count
Learning to Count

Katherine Fusco, Reno, NV

Thankfulness, Art, and the View from Above
Thankfulness, Art, and the View from Above

Melissa Melero-Moose, Hungry Valley, NV

Inside the Birdcage
Inside the Birdcage

Nicholas Russell, Las Vegas, NV

Saved by the Edit
Saved by the Edit

Shahab Zargari, Las Vegas, NV

Seeking Joy and Pleasure in Moments of Upheaval
Seeking Joy and Pleasure in Moments of Upheaval

Constancio R. Arnaldo Jr., Henderson, NV

True Art in Quarantine
True Art in Quarantine

Logan Riley, Henderson, NV

Flourishing in a Time of Isolation
Flourishing in a Time of Isolation

Julia Grey, Las Vegas, NV

Progress and the Paradox of Time
Progress and the Paradox of Time

Kristen Frantzen Orr, Spring Creek, NV

Going to Seed: On Losing and Finding Voice in the Age of COVID
Going to Seed: On Losing and Finding Voice in the Age of COVID

Gayle Brandeis, Incline Village, NV

Westward Denim
Westward Denim

Harrison Blackman, Reno, NV

Todos Estan Locos Menos Yo (Everyone is Crazy but Me)
Todos Estan Locos Menos Yo (Everyone is Crazy but Me)

Jess Vanessa, North Las Vegas, NV

Feeling Essential
Feeling Essential

Hassan Hamilton, Las Vegas, NV

The Distance Between Bodies
The Distance Between Bodies

MJ Ubando, Sparks, NV

Social Distancing, Emmanuel Levinas, and the Other
Social Distancing, Emmanuel Levinas, and the Other

Brendan Johnston, Reno, NV

COVID-19 From a 17-Year-Old’s POV
COVID-19 From a 17-Year-Old’s POV

Jack Shortridge, Truckee, CA

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Plans Canceled and Lessons Learned
Plans Canceled and Lessons Learned

Rickeysha Burt, Las Vegas, NV

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Substitute Teaching During COVID-19

Jakub Cernoch, Las Vegas, NV

Cross Curricular
Cross Curricular

Ross Takahashi, Henderson, NV

Unlearning Self Sabotage
Unlearning Self Sabotage

Tate Proga, Henderson, NV

Dealing with the Loss of Physical Contact in College: What It Means to be a College Student in Times of Minimal Physical Contact
Dealing with the Loss of Physical Contact in College: What It Means to be a College Student in Times of Minimal Physical Contact

Dominique Hall, Reno, NV

6,800 Years From Now
6,800 Years From Now

Mikayla Whitmore, Las Vegas, NV

Creative Contact: Shelter in Place Project
Creative Contact: Shelter in Place Project

Gail Rappa, Tuscarora, NV

A Natural Mystic
A Natural Mystic

Jamila “JAM Poet” Wimberly, Las Vegas, NV

Talismanic Solace and Blessing During Rites of Passage and Diminished Human Contact
Talismanic Solace and Blessing During Rites of Passage and Diminished Human Contact

Nancy Good, Las Vegas, NV

Artist Disconnected
Artist Disconnected

Bettina May, Las Vegas, NV

For Now, We Wait
For Now, We Wait

Jen Graham, Reno, NV

An Overgrown Mind
An Overgrown Mind

Trung Hua, Las Vegas, NV

Desert Flowers
Desert Flowers

Ashley Vargas (Ms.Ayevee), Las Vegas, NV

Combining Like Terms
Combining Like Terms

Brandy Burgess, Reno, NV

Small Moves
Small Moves

Sam Lackey, Reno, NV

Contact Revisited
Contact Revisited

Paula Smiles, Las Vegas, NV

Something Bigger
Something Bigger

Robin Griffin, Sparks, NV

A Walk With Friends
A Walk With Friends

Shaun T. Griffin, Virgina City, NV

Contact in Quarantine
Contact in Quarantine

Loni Sterling, Las Vegas, NV

#StayHomeforNevada but What if You Don’t Have a Home?
#StayHomeforNevada but What if You Don’t Have a Home?

Nico Colombant, Reno, NV

Risking Our Lives to be Consoled
Risking Our Lives to be Consoled

Erika Abad, Las Vegas, NV

Counting
Counting

Linzy Garcia, Reno, NV

Grief in the Time of COVID-19
Grief in the Time of COVID-19

Brad McMullen, Elko, NV

Who Would Have Thought Learning Would Bring Comfort
Who Would Have Thought Learning Would Bring Comfort

Kiana Robinson, Las Vegas, NV

HELL IS OUTSIDE//HELL IS INSIDE
HELL IS OUTSIDE//HELL IS INSIDE

Quindo Miller, Las Vegas, NV

In the Dark Shadows of Quarantine
In the Dark Shadows of Quarantine

June Sylvester Saraceno, Incline Village, NV

What Happens During a Pandemic?
What Happens During a Pandemic?

Cyndi O, Carson City, NV

Cold Comfort
Cold Comfort

Mary Bennett, Reno, NV

Finding Comfort in a Time of Transition
Finding Comfort in a Time of Transition

Tia Flores, Reno, NV

Journal Entries from the Near Distant Past
Journal Entries from the Near Distant Past

Jordan Caldwell, Las Vegas, NV

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Loss and Comfort in the Time of Cholera and COVID
Loss and Comfort in the Time of Cholera and COVID

Sarah Keyes, Reno, NV

Excerpts from a Pandemic
Excerpts from a Pandemic

Leslie Ventura, Las Vegas, NV

Masks On
Masks On

Sheila Bock, Las Vegas, NV

Six Feet From Comfort
Six Feet From Comfort

Mark Otto, Las Vegas, NV

Inflection Point
Inflection Point

Shaughn Richardson, Reno, NV

Precious Memories of Home
Precious Memories of Home

Colene Paradise, Owyhee, NV

COVID-19 Gives Us an Opportunity to Practice Politics of Care
COVID-19 Gives Us an Opportunity to Practice Politics of Care

Naseem Jamnia, Sparks, NV

Curiosity
Curiosity

Heather Lang-Cassera, Las Vegas, NV

Calliope, Clio, Melpomene, Urania, Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Erato, & Thalia In That Order
Calliope, Clio, Melpomene, Urania, Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Erato, & Thalia In That Order

Michelle Aucoin Wait, Reno, NV

My Victory Garden
My Victory Garden

Ashley Warren, Reno, NV

The Dog Dad Days of Summer
The Dog Dad Days of Summer

Zoneil Maharaj, Las Vegas, NV

Laundry Day in a Virtual World
Laundry Day in a Virtual World

Christopher LaPorte, Las Vegas, NV

Designing a Healthier Society
Designing a Healthier Society

Dak Kopec, Henderson, NV

The Hermit
The Hermit

Iain Watson, Reno, NV

Pandemic: Ritual, Breath, and Repetition with a Difference
Pandemic: Ritual, Breath, and Repetition with a Difference

Joanne Mallari, Reno, NV

Carousel
Carousel

Nick Jacobs, Las Vegas, NV

Reflections from a Remote Desert Valley.
Reflections from a Remote Desert Valley.

Stefan Hagen, Ash Ferlito, and Mia Mulvey, Montello, NV

AMORCITO AND I
AMORCITO AND I

Ismael Santillanes, Desert Hot Springs, CA

Cancer in the Time of Coronavirus
Cancer in the Time of Coronavirus

Kendahl Servino, Las Vegas, NV

Marking Time
Marking Time

Genevie Durano, Las Vegas, NV

More Than Monopoly
More Than Monopoly

Chris Yi, Las Vegas, NV

From Isolation
From Isolation

Lille Allen, Las Vegas, NV

A Letter to My Fiance During a Pandemic
A Letter to My Fiance During a Pandemic

Caitlin McCarty, Reno, NV

Dancing Together in a Pandemic
Dancing Together in a Pandemic

Sapira Cheuk, Las Vegas, NV

Finding Solace in Art
Finding Solace in Art

Mary Felker, Las Vegas, NV

Workaholic Wonder Woman
Workaholic Wonder Woman

Jean Munson, Henderson, NV

Conversations with Myself
Conversations with Myself

Laura Brennan, Las Vegas, NV

Pivot, Step, Walk, Walk, Walk
Pivot, Step, Walk, Walk, Walk

Troy Heard, Las Vegas, NV

We Are Legend
We Are Legend

Josh Webster, Pahrump, NV

The Mask
The Mask

Bruce Isaacson, Las Vegas, NV

 
 
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