Stay-at-home restrictions, whether they be from governments or personal decisions, provide opportunities to write. The time saved from commuting and leisure-time activities can be used to create new stories using various formats and media. While this suggestion may seem inappropriate, I believe that expressing your feelings and fears may help you and others deal with the sickness, job loss, isolation, and anger during the health and economic crisis.
The topics may include both fiction and non-fiction formats. You might write about the effect of the crisis on charity or charities. The scope could be local, state, or national. You could write about how a real or fictional director of a charity is managing the crisis.
Here are a few examples of subjects that can be non-fiction or fiction:
COVID 19 or Job Loss and …
- Health Care Worker
- Farmer
- Auto Worker in Kentucky
- Researcher
- Reporter
- Small Business Owner
- Single Parent
- Children
- Minister
- Teacher
- College Student
Best wishes and stay safe.
Allen Mesch 