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Fear, Hope, & Mermaids

3/24/2020

Image by: Gordon Johnson

Welcome to my first video blog. I'd planned to discuss the research behind my recent publication, "That Which was Fine and Free," in the anthology Legends Reborn. But the global pandemic we're facing felt more important than my research process. So, instead, I talked about something our current situation has in common with my story: collective fear in an upended world, and dealing with our personal fears. I hope you find encouragement here.

(Bonus material: If you listen closely, you can hear my daughter practicing tuba in the other room.)

2 Comments

Julie

3/24/2020 11:36:33 pm

Thank you so much for this. I found it very soothing and I also loved the tuba sounds. I didn’t realize that’s what it was until I read your notes here. It sounded like ships coming toward the shore. I so needed this tonight. Thank you!

Bethany link

3/25/2020 10:23:52 am

I'm glad it was helpful. The world is hard and full of paradoxes, but we're all here together.

I love that the tuba sounded like ships to you! My father, Dave DuVall, worked the Chesapeake Bay for decades, so it feels like there are three generations of us in this video now.

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