April 2020

  • Mental Health during Quarantine

    As someone who struggles with mental health, I know that things have been especially hard while in quarantine. Anxiety is heightened, depression flares up, and a sense of hopelessness can become overwhelming. First, please don’t judge yourself if you feel your mental health is struggling right now. Be gentle with yourself.  You are not alone… Continue reading

  • Travel to Other Worlds with Digital Comics

    The toilet paper is gone. Small businesses are closed. The freeways are empty. Our hands are raw from washing them so often. Life feels surreal. Are we in an apocalyptic comic? Lest we start to wonder if reality is fiction, take a look at other weird worlds through Hoopla’s digital comics. Continue reading

  • It Could Always Be Worse

    I don’t know about you, but the idea of being quarantined for a few days sounded like a great idea with all the books and movies I have on my list. Now that I am stir crazy and want to get out of the house that is highly inadvisable, so I decided to put together… Continue reading

  • How to Claim Unemployment Benefits in Washington State

    ***This post is adapted from the Washington State Employment Security Department web page. Be sure to check there for additional detail and any future changes to the unemployment claims process in Washington State.   Many in our community are being laid off from work due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. You may be… Continue reading

  • An April Quartet:  In Alto, Poets Face that Discordant Sound

    This is how April will find us, still, in the throes of this great viral mystery. Who shall be next? Who will escape, sometimes, barely? Hold on! Persist. Where to find solace and perspective? In poetry, perhaps. In honor of National Poetry Month, we have prepared a map of sorts. A poetic map of terrain… Continue reading