I know its not All Summer in a Day
March 7, 2020 9:26 AM Subscribe
Help me find a short story that I read on the web (possibly linked through Mefi) about life during quarantine.
Here's what I remember:
- Modern day setting, not futuristic.
- Possibly a diary format? Community under quarantine, and people are confined to their homes. First part of the story is a lot of details about the "new normal" routine of everyday life.
- Kids were attending school virtually and people worked from home, grocery and pharmacy delivery was available. Characters mention that they're hoping to get out of quarantine when the weather warms.
- Someone in the family got sick and the main character managed to trap an urban animal (maybe rabbits?) in the back yard (because fresh meat was not available for delivery) in order to make a soup to help them heal.
- A family member (parent?) of one of the kids in the home dies of the epidemic illness, but they're not able to go see them - last contact is via web cam.
Obviously this story is very relevant to our current lives. I probably read it between 2 and 5 years ago. Definitely read it online, on the web.
Here's what I remember:
- Modern day setting, not futuristic.
- Possibly a diary format? Community under quarantine, and people are confined to their homes. First part of the story is a lot of details about the "new normal" routine of everyday life.
- Kids were attending school virtually and people worked from home, grocery and pharmacy delivery was available. Characters mention that they're hoping to get out of quarantine when the weather warms.
- Someone in the family got sick and the main character managed to trap an urban animal (maybe rabbits?) in the back yard (because fresh meat was not available for delivery) in order to make a soup to help them heal.
- A family member (parent?) of one of the kids in the home dies of the epidemic illness, but they're not able to go see them - last contact is via web cam.
Obviously this story is very relevant to our current lives. I probably read it between 2 and 5 years ago. Definitely read it online, on the web.
Response by poster: Yes, that's the one. Thank you so much!
posted by anastasiav at 9:51 AM on March 7, 2020
posted by anastasiav at 9:51 AM on March 7, 2020
Thanks! I read this story and then went out and bought $400 worth of groceries. Everything is fine.
posted by tangosnail at 6:54 AM on March 9, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by tangosnail at 6:54 AM on March 9, 2020 [2 favorites]
Oh look, this takes place in my actual neighborhood! That's fun. Headcanon: this is what ordinary people were doing while Kate Winslet was trying to save us and bodies were piling up in the downtown armory during Contagion. I'd tell Naomi Kritzer she now has to rock me to sleep but, y'know, social distancing.
posted by Flannery Culp at 12:10 PM on March 9, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Flannery Culp at 12:10 PM on March 9, 2020 [1 favorite]
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posted by jenfullmoon at 9:35 AM on March 7, 2020 [8 favorites]