Since I was hoping to be out on submission this month, I’ve had most of my revisions done and found myself with time to read for fun! Usually, I feel like I #amreading for research or craft—becoming a writer has definitely changed how I read—but this month it was pure pleasure, and I discovered ... Read More about Favorite Books #amreading July 2020
Socially Distant Life During the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Now that our world is living through the COVID-19 pandemic and practicing social distancing, it’s been interesting to see the similarities and differences to life during the 1918 flu pandemic. I’d love to hear about your experiences with social distancing and life during the COVID-19 ... Read More about Socially Distant Life During the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Vigilance Urged as Grip Wave Recedes
This headline from the New York Times could be talking about new cases of COVID-19 falling off, but it refers to the 1918 Spanish influenza. Then, too, New York was trying to find the fine line between optimism and pragmatism. “Health Commissioner Copeland was optimistic, but in discussing the ... Read More about Vigilance Urged as Grip Wave Recedes
Spanish Flu Symptoms
Symptoms of the Spanish flu, the name given to the 1918 flu pandemic, differed from seasonal flu symptoms in surprising ways. While the onset brought about familiar fever, body aches, and a sore throat, the illness progressed quickly to bleeding from the nose or ears and petechial hemorrhages, ... Read More about Spanish Flu Symptoms
1918 Influenza Pandemic: Spanish Flu Cures
This advertisement in the New York Times during the 1918 influenza pandemic caught my attention, and I wondered if the advice on Spanish flu cures would apply to our 2020 coronavirus pandemic. “Avoid crowds, coughs and cowards, but fear neither germs nor Germans!” Given that World War I was ... Read More about 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Spanish Flu Cures