5.26.2020

Stay Home, Stay Safe orders are still in place in Washington state—while it grows disconcerting how few are inclined to follow them. Although I appreciate that the circumstances are tragic and far-reaching, I’m absolutely loving being home and isolated!!!

Besides writing up a storm, I’ve found my way onto a Archive.org. For years, I’ve checked out public domain material on there for WWI research, but now set up a real account and I’ve been plowing through fox books and historical resources.

Not only is there a wide range of titles to borrow, but there’s a text-to-speech feature that has allowed me to bound through books. (I think I’m in love.) I’m a super-slow reader, with poor retention as well, so research is a serious challenge for me. Being mildly dyslexic, much worse with numbers, doesn’t help. All my life I’ve listened to audiobooks, now discovering the pure joy of Archive’s books being read to me at a quick playback speed, I’m wishing Stay Home, Stay Safe would never end. Except for the sake of the rest of the world! I realize this is not a fun time for many people!

Wishing you all wellness, safety, and common sense in this strange spring/summer of 2020. And especially wishing you happy reading!