Covid Stories

Jack rose early the following morning, having tossed and turned all night due to Haley catching him masturbating. He was worried about his marriage to Debbie should she learn what happened. Jack sat at the kitchen island sipping his coffee and watching the early morning news. “Morning, Jack,” said Haley in an usually soft voice. Jack looked up from the newspaper, “Hi,” he said. Pausing, “Should we talk?” “Not now. I just...

In March 2020, the world came to an abrupt halt. A new flu-like disease was spreading across the globe and the World Health Organization labeled it a pandemic. In the United States, schools began closing, businesses sent workers home to work remotely, and most businesses locked their doors unless they were considered “essential” like grocery stores, pharmacies, etc. Jack’s wife, Debbie, of four years, was visiting her ret...

Ten months earlier (FLASHBACK) Colt McCarron pulled up behind his home in Fairfax, Maryland, and cut the engine to his Hyundai Elantra. With the Coronavirus pandemic in full swing, he didn’t keep set hours as an Uber driver. He worked until his lower back was so sore that it told him it was time to stop, or until he ran out of patience for driving all over creation to pick up random passengers and get them to wherever it...