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Pandemic Writing

“Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity," wrote T.S. Eliot. During the pandemic, Lit Cleveland offered free writing challenges each week via our newsletter to inspire creativity during a time of isolation and social distancing.

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“Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity," wrote T.S. Eliot. During the pandemic, Lit Cleveland offered free writing challenges each week via our newsletter to inspire creativity during a time of isolation and social distancing. Read this collection of writing created in response to our weekly prompts.

Bob Quail

The Gifts of Insanity by Bob Quail

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Sarah Littlefield

Wispy Visions by Sarah Littlefield

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John Zajc

When Your Condo Burns Down Just Before a Pandemic Hits by John Zajc

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Amy Rosenbluth

This is also not a poem by Amy Rosenbluth

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Rachel Abbey McCafferty

We exist, and that’s enough by Rachel Abbey McCafferty

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John Zajc

The World Upside-down on Wade Lagoon by John Zajc

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Deborahelaine Miller

The Wild Dares by Deborahelaine Miller

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Judah Leblang

The Sweetest Taste by Judah Leblang

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Julie Harper

The Pragmatist by Julie Harper

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Kristin Gustafson

the little things by Kristin Gustafson

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Josh Davis

The Crowned Virus by Josh Davis

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Angela Gartner

Nature's Truth by Angela Gartner

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Trudy Hutchinson

Pandemic Negative Definition by Trudy Hutchinson

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Lisa Ferranti

Not Your Mother's Coronavirus by Lisa Ferranti

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Oluremi Ann Oliver

Nashukuru (I am grateful) by Oluremi Ann Oliver

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Jerry W. Vandal

Monologue of the Unknown by Jerry W. Vandal

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Julie Harper

Eat and Wait by Julie Harper

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Eastshore Writers J. Blakeney; M. Miller; D. Millett

It's Not Nothing by Eastshore Writers

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Matt Daugherty

Lonely with You by Matt Daugherty

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Kevin Tasker

Live Performance by Kevin Tasker

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Jane Floriano Blackie

In by Jane Floriano Blackie

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Rachel Abbey McCafferty

I admire the resilience of weeds by Rachel Abbey McCafferty

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Theresa Göttl Brightman

How to Survive Quarantine with Ancient Matriarchal Wisdom by Theresa Göttl Brightman

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Marci Rich

How to Navigate a Pandemic by Marci Rich

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Steven Pryce

How to Stay in Shape During the Pandemic by Steven Pryce

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Jess Van Ness

How to Have the Small Courthouse Wedding Ceremony You Originally Wanted...by Jess Van Ness

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Elaine Schleiffer

How to get an abortion during a pandemic by Elaine Schleiffer

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Lorain Urban

How to Entertain Yourself by Unnerving the Amazon Guy by Lorain Urban

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Amy Lynn Obuszewski

How to be careful about what you wish for by Amy Lynn Obuszewski

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Emily Troia

Dear Friend by Emily Troia

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Joseph Daly

Covid-19 Coffee Routine by Joseph Daly

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Marci Rich

Could Have by Marci Rich

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Theresa Göttl Brightman

Act of God by Theresa Göttl Brightman

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Sujata Lakhe

Breath from air by Sujata Lakhe

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Cecilia Tokar

Anxiety/Creativity by Cecilia Tokar

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Kevin Hoskinson

A Scar and a Souvenir by Kevin Hoskinson

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Cora Liderbach

8 Ways Grandchildren Can Touch You, Except When They Can't by Cora Liderbach

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