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A male turkey displays his feathers in Montana's Nine Mile Valley in hopes of attracting a mate. (April 2020)
Outside my window, I see a group of wild turkeys. And then I think, “Would I shoot a turkey?”
A male turkey displays his feathers in Montana's Nine Mile Valley in hopes of attracting a mate. (April 2020)
04.16.2020
by Suzanne Downing
Driveway grilling ham on Christmas in San Antonio, Texas. (April 2020)
Before Covid-19, I was the only one grilling on the driveway in the evenings. Now things have changed.
Driveway grilling ham on Christmas in San Antonio, Texas. (April 2020)
04.16.2020
by Lefty Ray Chapa
Eve Abrams holds kale leaf April 2020
Why I’m gardening during the Covid-19 pandemic: to battle with a pestilence I can see
Eve Abrams holds kale leaf April 2020
04.16.2020
by Eve Abrams
Family eating with Facetime at dinner table
I am marking change by the gain and loss of settings at my family table
Family eating with Facetime at dinner table
04.16.2020
by Peg Rosen
Paolo Espanola egg zaatar April 2020
During the Covid-19 crisis, it is not comfort I seek from my meals. It’s a sense of control.
Paolo Espanola egg zaatar April 2020
04.16.2020
by Paolo Española
The moment I knew Covid-19 was real: In Idaho, we had no potatoes
04.16.2020
by Dale Eisinger
Megan Murray Whole Foods employee with PPE April 2020
I’m a Whole Foods worker in Philadelphia. I feel like I’ve been drafted into a war.
Megan Murray Whole Foods employee with PPE April 2020
04.14.2020
by Megan Murray + Sam Bloch
Dundore and Heister operating during pandemic April 2020
I run a butcher shop in small-town Pennsylvania. Covid-19 has transformed my business—possibly forever.
Dundore and Heister operating during pandemic April 2020
04.10.2020
by Tod Auman + Sam Bloch
Eating In: A series of Covid-19 essays on eating and coronavirus by The Counter (April 2020)
Eating In: A new series from The Counter
Eating In: A series of Covid-19 essays on eating and coronavirus by The Counter (April 2020)
04.08.2020
by The Counter
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