Recently, I became famous among fourth graders from Crystal Lake Elementary School, when I was the guest speaker during a Zoom call with teacher Patrick Farley’s class. He interviewed me about the stories I am doing on my blog (like this one) where I cover good happenings in our community during the coronavirus. The kids were starting their own journals and Mr. Farley wanted me to talk a bit about my writing process.

The faces peer out from the computer screen, each beaming in from their own home, from their bedroom, their living room, their porch. The enthusiasm of their teacher grabs them, bringing them right back to that thing that they love--acting, singing, dancing, collaborating, connecting. It’s been several weeks since they walked through the doors of their beloved building, a place that is, for some, like a second home, when life is normal.