On the upside

It’s nearly four years since our lives took that big swerve into the pandemic. Has yours gone back to the same as before? Or are there new normals? Any silver linings?

by Dietrich

Has life gone back to the same as before? Well, there are fewer masked faces, less of those floor stickers warning about keeping a safe distance, and less elbow bumping too. But, instead of looking in the rearview at all that, I’d rather look at what’s ahead for ’24.

As for silver linings on the writing front, I’ve h...