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Gilded Imagination
"Gilded Imagination" is about one of my favorite architects, Stanford White (a terribly flawed human being but a genius nevertheless). Few artists have had as great an impact on RI as White who designed countless gorgeous buildings throughout the…
Tags: Architecture, Creative writing, Diaries
COVID Diary
Inspired by Lynda Barry’s COVID diary, which appeared in the New York Times on May 8th 2020, I decided to keep my own collage diary. I began with the simple prompt, “When did this become real for you?” Some chaotic impressions tumble out on that…
Tags: Anxiety, Art, Creative writing, Equality, Quarantines, Social isolation
More Improbable Occurrences: Post-Pandemic Journal
I tried to make the June issue, one that summed up my four-years of confrontation with difficult times for humanity—still proceeding with the Ukraine war which I explore in a one-act play.
Tags: Creative writing, Diaries
More Preternatural Investigations: post-pandemic journal
A creative writing and journal project. Although my tales are rather fanciful, I have still tried to express what my mind has gone through during the years of Covid-19. I was particularly interested in what estrangement does to us—and in particular…
Tags: Creative writing, Diaries, Isolation, Loneliness
The Ghost of Sherlock Holmes & Quill Cutters Tale
I am interested in creating imaginative diversions and comments on society as it is evolving during this strange period of the Ukraine war as well as a culture war at home. This is indirectly referred to in this March issue.
Tags: Creative writing, Diaries
Kally Hanifin interview
Interview with Sophia Richter and Kally Hanifin (and her dog) about her many diverse projects during Covid. Furlough politics in the workplace, working remotely and connecting online for a social life, developing a community garden, turning an…
Tags: Economics, Employment, Families, Gardens, Hopkinton, Shortages, Socializing, Technology, Unemployment
Whitney Smith interview
Interview with Sophia Richter and Whitney Smith about her experiences during Covid. Whitney reflects on getting furloughed from her job at Mohegan Sun and what she learned about the job market, about how to critically evaluate sources and how she got…
Tags: Economics, Employment, Journalism, Masks, Richmond, Social isolation, Unemployment
Susan Hoopes interview
Interview between Sophia Richter and Susan Hoopes about her personal experiences of raising a family during Covid as well as managing a major grocery store. She worked at Belmont Market and share the many creative efforts they made to respond to…
John & Sue interview
Interview between Sophia Richter and John & Sue. They share their earliest memories of Covid, having been in Ecuador right before the U.S. shutdown. John and Sue reflect on missing music at the Pumphouse and going out to restaurants, taking health…
Kevin Sullivan interview
Interview conducted between Sophia Richter and Kevin Sullivan. Kevin is an elder, a volunteer in our community, and a business person. He reflects on how past health issues around the world educated him on public health, how his diverse life…