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Remaking Our World: Coronavirus, Hope, and Future Society  * Written by Cristina Deptula, of  Authors, Large and Small  provides resourceful and tenacious book outreach services for writers of many genres and believes in the value of stories to help us uncover moments of grace and beauty and expand our capacities for creativity and compassion. Coronavirus has radically shifted our lives and schedules. Now that we’re three months in to shelter in place in many metro areas, people are beginning to speculate on how society might reshape itself after we survive this pandemic. A few of the authors we represent, as literary publicists with Authors, Large and Small , have written pieces inspired by the psychological experience of quarantine. Some look to the big picture and speak out on ecology and economics, while others look inward, seeing this as a time to process and heal personal and communal grief, and to reconnect with neglected aspects of our lives. In this short series,...

Remaking Our World: Coronavirus, Hope, and Future Society  * Written by Cristina Deptula, of  Authors, Large and Small  provides resourceful and tenacious book outreach services for writers of many genres and believes in the value of stories to help us uncover moments of grace and beauty and expand our capacities for creativity and compassion. Coronavirus has radically shifted our lives and schedules. Now that we’re three months in to shelter in place in many metro areas, people are beginning to speculate on how society might reshape itself after we survive this pandemic. A few of the authors we represent have written pieces inspired by the psychological experience of quarantine. Some look to the big picture and speak out on ecology and economics, while others look inward, seeing this as a time to process and heal personal and communal grief, and to reconnect with neglected aspects of our lives. In this short series, I give these writers space to share their thou...

Remaking Our World: Coronavirus, Hope, and Future Society *Written by Cristina Deptula, from Authors Large and Small Coronavirus has radically shifted our lives and schedules. Now that we’re three months in to shelter in place in many metro areas, people are beginning to speculate on how society might reshape itself after we survive this pandemic. A few of the authors we represent, as literary publicists with Authors, Large and Small , have written pieces inspired by the psychological experience of quarantine. Some look to the big picture and speak out on ecology and economics, while others look inward, seeing this as a time to process and heal personal and communal grief, and to reconnect with neglected aspects of our lives. In this 4-part series, I give these writers space to share their thoughts. Christopher Bernard is a poet, novelist, librettist, and the editor of San Francisco’s literary magazine Caveat Lector. His latest work, Meditations on Love and Catastrophe at the Liars’ Ca...