From Here to There

Reposting a recent essay, to recall what matters before the soil hits our face.

Atlanta, GA

May 21, 2024

I can’t recall the last time I was sick. I don’t think I’ve ever had the flu, and never caught covid.

I’ve endured pneumonia twice, once 16 years ago and again three years later. In the ensuing few years, I probably had a couple colds. But for the last decade I’ve rarely suffered so much as a sniffle.

Until two weeks ago.

During my i…