2020 has been a long century, hasn’t it? Don’t get me wrong; as a fairly introverted person, I’ve acclimated well to the social distancing that we’ve been practicing, and I’ve happily settled in to writing fiction again, making music for myself again, watching movies again, and generally taking time for my hobbies again, now that I have significantly more time on my hands.

But that’s not to say that it hasn’t been stressful. Besides the constant concern about money (for some reason I haven’t qualified for any of the financial aid for people who have fewer hours due to COVID-19), and the looming threat of the virus coming for at-risk individuals (like me) or, worse, bringing something home to my at-risk mother, the United States has been in a period of increasing civil unrest.

There’s been a lot going on. There have been a lot of things going on that…