Oh! This is lovely. I am so glad you found a new, more meaningful path (or at least one that captures your spirit. Bats are fascinating and tender creatures.
If you can, try to get a copy of White Lady by Leonard Dubkin. It was one of my big sister’s favorite books. I’m sharing an unlocked NYT review from when it was published (1953). It’s by a nature loving Chicago newspaper reporter about his observations of & encounters with a bat colony - and specifically about an albino bat.
Thank you, Jessica, for writing this personal piece that reflects on wider concerns and issues. You've made me think about life and serving others differently.
Thank you for this beautiful piece. It was so evocative. Thank you also for serving others during the greatest public health tragedy of the last century.
I say this with love, and with appreciation for all the writer has been through: we are NOT in a "post-pandemic world." WHO confirms this, the abysmal infection and death rate in the U.S. back it up. I have spent the last year and some months negotiating a health care maze where I must beg health care workers to wear good masks to protect me and others. I was not always successful.
Thank you for your rescue efforts, Jessica. We are all connected. And another world is possible.
Oh! This is lovely. I am so glad you found a new, more meaningful path (or at least one that captures your spirit. Bats are fascinating and tender creatures.
If you can, try to get a copy of White Lady by Leonard Dubkin. It was one of my big sister’s favorite books. I’m sharing an unlocked NYT review from when it was published (1953). It’s by a nature loving Chicago newspaper reporter about his observations of & encounters with a bat colony - and specifically about an albino bat.
https://www.nytimes.com/1952/03/02/archives/our-friends-the-bats-the-white-lady-by-leonard-dubkin-illustrated.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bk0.9bp3.gnxEdwrEgs_n&smid=url-share
Thank you, Jessica, for writing this personal piece that reflects on wider concerns and issues. You've made me think about life and serving others differently.
Thank you for this beautiful piece. It was so evocative. Thank you also for serving others during the greatest public health tragedy of the last century.
I say this with love, and with appreciation for all the writer has been through: we are NOT in a "post-pandemic world." WHO confirms this, the abysmal infection and death rate in the U.S. back it up. I have spent the last year and some months negotiating a health care maze where I must beg health care workers to wear good masks to protect me and others. I was not always successful.
Thank you for your rescue efforts, Jessica. We are all connected. And another world is possible.