My name is Sage Crawford-Kahrl I am a sophomore philosophy major at Montana State University. Over 2020’s snowmester I took a two week intensive class titled Multiple Perspectives During the Pandemic where we discussed the numerous ways in which we have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Hearing the ways in which this pandemic has affected others differently, and commiserating with my classmates brought me out of my feeling of isolation and made me realize then how important it is to share our own experiences in times like these; which is why, to emulate and further that experience I decided to create an Online Journal sourcing works from the community at large.
Unprecedented Times
Pandemic in Motion
MASOCHISTS
The television screen
is but an unpleasant extreme
to show something
where there's nothing…
The Four Stages of?
Happiness;
This out of reach, this far off distance, this unattainable, unimaginable thing. Like a star. The things that shine bright from an incomprehensible distance. I know that they’re there, in a vast void, I know their beauty is a real thing…
“CJ” Until Further Notice
I’m going to try and keep this as painless and close to cliche-free as possible. So I’ll start with this: names are fucking weird…
The Idle Isles
Decay
We all know the ache.
The hollowness
A pang sharpened
By distance…
Darkroom
Isolation
Echoic Memories
I am startled awake by the vivid clearness of his voice. I can hear its faintness calling to me, leading me closer to the path of comforting my very own heart—a heart that has been damaged and distressed since this all began…
Exodus
there is a wound in the Earth
where you have sliced
and stuck your grubby fingers…
5/11/20 7:15 am
A few days ago I found myself feeling irritated with things that I’d been feeling comfortable with before.….. getting the lids off jars to get vegetables out to cut up for scrambles and stir-frys was irritating and before I had gloried in jars of vegetables liked displays in a window---framed in jars with glass walls and lidded in—enhanced and ready and waiting to serve and be served…
A Personal Essay
My name is Christian Wade. I am a 50-year-old retired US Marine Corps Infantry Officer, having served over 30 years of active-duty service. I am a close-combat veteran of the Gulf War, Somalia, and four tours during the Iraq War…