On the Bright Side
They Call It Puppy Love
We finally caved in to our children’s constant begging and adopted a puppy: Roxie. The kids are learning what it’s like to be a new puppy parent, and now we’re […]
Home Sweet Home
On the bright side, I’ve developed a new love for my home. My historic apartment rescued me from a bad marriage three years ago, and it’s where I discovered peace […]
Poetry in Motion
Although Magic City Poetry Festival wasn’t able to host its line-up in April, we did something else: we created a virtual book fair for our speakers and added a “Shelter […]
Time Together
My wife is a teacher. Even though she is bummed about not seeing her kids for the remainder of the school year, she has gotten to spend her time at […]
Saturday Morning Strolling
Went out for a stroll in Clayton Park on Saturday morning. Cars went by at the rate of one every five minutes. It was a field filled with clover, violet, […]
RN Comes Home to Help
My wife is a Alabama native. She’s about to finish her RN in a month. We are moving back in July because she wants her first job to be helping […]
Writing through ‘Rona
During this tenuous time of sheltering in place, I have found the freedom to tell my stories. After a serendipitous Creative Nonfiction writing class, I gained the confidence to write. […]
Here Comes the Sun
At least it stopped raining. John B., Birmingham, AL
Learning Gratitude
I’ve learned to be more appreciative of front-line workers of all kinds, and make sure to say a sincere “thank you” to grocery staff, delivery people, take-out food folks, postal […]
Carbon Emissions Down
On the bright side, the drop in carbon emissions due to the pandemic show the potential that climate action has on a widely implemented basis – this kind of decarbonization […]
Selfish, Not Selfish
Little selfish…but I have not bitten my nails in about a month and a half…hopefully keep that trend going. Blake C., Irondale, AL
Words on the Page
Since March 10, I’ve written 17,000 words on my next novel. Chris G., Birmingham, AL
Biking to Work
One of the best things is being able to ride my bike from my condo to the station! Nancy M., Birmingham, AL (She’s a WBHM announcer on Thursday, Friday, and […]
Taking in the Beauty
I’ve noticed people taking in the beauty around them a lot more. I live in Bluff Park and the lookout points on Shades Crest Road are packed with people (responsibly […]
Face Mask Facilitators
The Facebook group “Bham Face Masks” has facilitated donations of over 40,000 handmade face masks in the Birmingham area. Pretty amazing if you ask me. Ann F., Birmingham, AL
Sisters
One silver lining is that I get to spend my last semester of high school at home with my sister. I live in a dorm for school, but thanks to […]
Cookies Cookies Cookies
OTBS—we ate all the chocolate chip cookies so have an excuse to make more! Christina C., Birmingham, AL
