I’ve been sitting at this same desk, writing throughout the pandemic for over a year, wondering what America would be like when this disease was beginning to be controlled, and saying to myself, “Am I ready to be normal again?” My next questions were, “What will other Americans do when we emerge from our cocoon-homes? Will we have learned that life is precious and should not be taken for-granted? Will we have learned that love and caring about others is…..
