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Small Quarantine Joys and Setbacks

Isolation comics by Jaclyn Adomeit

Small Quarantine Joys and Setbacks

Caption: I've been in isolation for ten weeks. Man: Sandwiches or soup for lunch? Woman: Doesn't matter Caption: I know I'm doing the right thing, but it doesn't feel like enough.
Title: Small isolation joys. 1: Living room tango (couple dancing) 2. Block watch (Woman: Girl, you're right. That schnauzer's dog coat is so last season.) 3. Lengthy floor sprawls (Woman on floor with pets: I finally get how you floofs do this all day.)
Computer screen: In quieter circles the disease has a new name. Lung eater. Woman looking more and more depressed.
Quarancleaning...the top of the cupbpards. Woman: How is there popcorn up here... The sink drain (woman pulling out long glob of hair). Previously unknown components of my espresso machine Woman: This goo has been collecting for eight years?!?
In many ways, my world has shrunk. (Man, woman, pets on a couch.) And I'm so grateful I get to keep my family close. Dog farts. Woman: Okay. Maybe that's too close.

About the Author

Jaclyn Adomeit is a writer and cartoonist based in Calgary, Canada. Her work has appeared in Booth Journal, Room Magazine, and elsewhere. By day, she works as an environmental engineer, cleaning up contaminated sites. She is a creative writing MFA candidate at UBC and is part of the production team at the Wordfest literary festival. You can follow her @jaclynadomeit or at www.jaclynadomeit.com.

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