O is for Offices Closed

From “Q is for Quarantine: A Coronavirus Alphabet.

“O” was another difficult letter, but this idea stuck. While the closure of many offices caused problems, I’m sure there were at least some people who were happy to have an appointment delayed.

Also, this comic comes with my apologies to all dentists.

L is for Long-Hauler

This wasn’t part of the original alphabet I created in April 2020, because “long-haul covid” or “long covid” were terms only just coming into existence then–but it certainly deserves a place in this collection.

One of the things that stood out to me, once I discovered other covid long-haulers, was that we were all keeping count of the days we had been ill. I stopped counting days at 100, and started counting months…and now, years. It has indeed been a long road.

L is for Lysol

From Q is for Quarantine: A Coronavirus Alphabet.

In early March 2020, on what turned out to be my final shopping trip for many months, I rounded a corner into the cleaning aisle at Wal-Mart. There were a few lone bottles of lavender-scented bleach on the shelves, and very little else. And that was the harbinger of things to come….

J is for Juggling Responsibilities

From Q is for Quarantine: a Coronavirus Alphabet.

“J” and “K” were two of the hardest letters to think of “words” (or phrases) for. But this seemed to fit, for a time when everyone’s spaces and responsibilities were being rearranged.

Also, “responsibilities” has so many “i”s in it at the end, that I had to look up the spelling to make sure I wasn’t just adding them in for fun.