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A Desolating Sickness: Stories of Pandemic

An exhibit at the BYU Library

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The Authors

Clicking on an author’s name will take you to text and audio versions of their stories, as well as a video interview.

Mattathias Westwood

He Gave Them Bread From Heaven for Their Hunger

Traci Hunter Abramson

The Real Danger

Sian Ann Bessey

Corona the Thief (A children’s story)

D.J. Butler

That State of Awful Woundedness

Emily H. Butler

Proclamation

Michael R. Collings

Triple Sonnet in a Season of Pandemic

Michaelbrent Collings

Moroni

Jessica Day George

A Fresh Start

James Goldberg

Between Glory and Ruin

Gabriel
González Núñez

Perro semihundido
(Partially Submerged Dog)

Christopher Husberg

Shelter Together

Mette Ivie Harrison

Pandemic Superhero

Charlie N. Holmberg

The Turning Scourge

Josi S. Kilpack

One Step Enough

Lance Larsen

Blessing the Sacrament in My In-laws’ Garage

Allison Hong Merrill

Amy Youngblood’s New Best Friend

Heather B. Moore

Over the Rooftops

J. Scott Savage

The Last of It

Scott Savage

Safety Check

Dan Wells

The Brazen Serpent

Robison Wells

Early Retirement

David Farland

The Upland Road

Brandon Mull

Blue

Steven L. Peck

 Angels of Pleasant Grove

William Morris

Intervention

Kim May

Walking Through the Forest of Your Mind

Theric Jepson

West Covina

Christopher McAfee

Still Here
Tell us about your pandemic experience

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