Reading in the Time of the Pandemic.
You probably saw this title and already figured out that this post was going to be about me lamenting my lack of reading lately. Hilariously, I’ve actually read more in the last few weeks than I have in a while but they’ve all been audio books. Oh, and pretty much all middle grade. I have a happy place I go to when I’m stressed out, and this is it.
It’s odd to me that reading used to be my escape, but now I can’t sit still long enough to read a real book for longer than a few chapters. My body is constantly humming with activity. I can listen to an audio book because it means I can also play a phone game, or cook a meal, or do a puzzle. My brain no longer wants to just sit quietly and read. It’s the oddest thing.
It made me wonder if this is happening to anyone else. Are we all so inundated with news, stats, and glaring headlines that we just can’t sit still anymore? Are we all so full of anxiety that the only way to deal with it is to keep baking, cooking, puzzling, just all around moving?
If you want to share, please do. I could use some sanity.
