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Ecstatic Ekphrastic: Writers Respond to Public Art
After spending the month of July responding to works of public art commissioned by local nonprofit The Avenue Concept, What Cheer Writers Club members came together for a virtual reading of poems, essays & even a communal story at the Ecstatic…
Dear Rhode Island Pen Pal Exchange
Dear Rhode Island is a community-led project to build connection across Rhode Island using the power of letters. Founded by What Cheer Writers Club and Club Member Jessica David, the program encouraged Rhode Islanders to reach out, engage and…
Photo of memorial to COVID-19 deaths on a house door
Memorial to the coronavirus deaths hanging on a house door on Hammond Street, Providence. Includes death tolls for Rhode Island, the United States, and the world.
Screenshot of my newest email label: Online Events
This screenshot shows the emails I've assigned the label "online events." These are event confirmation emails from the Providence Athenaeum, Providence Public Library, Brandeis University (my alma mater), DownCity Design, Association for State &…
Handmade Mask
this mask, which takes filter inserts and has a nose clip, was made my best friend in Maine. She won first at a Maine state fair in quilting the previous year. It's embroidered with my full name - perhaps in case my corpse needs to be identified?-…
Basset Hound Painting
I created this art piece for myself of my best friend Dennis. He is not died he is just old and I am conserned a bit. He is a 12 year old Basset hound
Museo del Barrio - Sidewalk Art on Broad Street
Image of BLM artwork by Latina artist, Tamara Día, on the sidewalk in front of Carolina's Market organized by Rhode Island Latino Arts.
Photo of Line for Early Voting at Providence City Hall, October 27, 2020.
Like many Americans in 2020, I chose to avoid Election Day crowds by voting early at Providence City Hall. This is the photo of the line I encountered upon arrival. The line moved quite quickly; soon I was ushered inside, after having my temperature…
A post-photo selfie I took in Providence.
After waiting in a (socially-distanced) line at City Hall, having my temperature taken, and waiting a bit more, I filled out my ballot for the upcoming election and voted early. This is my post-voting selfie. I am one of millions -- 66 million and…
Election voting in the snow
Photograph of a line of voters for the election at Cranston City Hall during an early snowstorm.