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Living Through a Pandemic: What We've Lost

Grappling with the unthinkable.

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  • Alex Dalenberg

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These stories are part of Pocket's Living Through a Pandemic collection.

On Witness and Respair: A Personal Tragedy Followed by Pandemic

The acclaimed novelist lost her beloved husband—the father of her children—as COVID-19 swept across the country. She writes through their story, and her grief.

Jesmyn Ward
Vanity Fair

Who Dies

COVID took my grandfather. But it wasn’t what killed him.

Sarah Jones
The Cut

“The Response Seems To Convey, ‘Let Them Die’”

One in three Black Americans knows someone who died of Covid-19. These stories capture the toll taken by the disease.

Tiffanie Drayton
Vox

I Don’t Know How to Tell This Story

Grieving for Owen was like nothing I’d ever experienced.

Cecily Strong
Vulture

Want More? A Deeper Look at Living Through the Pandemic

The most unforgettable first-person essays and on-the-ground reports that told the story of coronavirus in 2020.

Alex Dalenberg
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