Why Time Defies Reason Right Now

The unruly ebb and flow of COVID time.

Image by David Becker

“Time is a storm in which we all are lost.” — William Carlos Williams

I don’t remember the last time I set an alarm. I have woken up at the same time every morning since the pandemic began. I look at my phone and wonder. Will today be different? Without a definitive destination each day, time has melted into worry.