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We Build Worlds for Dragons, but Not for Covid “Covid is the flu.” We’ve had this story spoon-fed to us a million times. It’s a simple one. Let’s be honest, we all love them. The hero is good. The villain is bad. The problem is clear. The solut…

"Covid is the flu" is a simple story, but the real narrative is complex: evolving variants, science, and risks. If you're Covid-conscious, tell me, how does it feel, knowing you haven’t lost the plot?
#CovidConscious

We Build Worlds for Dragons, but Not for Covid
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Proof of Love Loves me. Loves me not. Loves me. No one tells you that we want to know so badly if we are loved that we would ask a daisy for the answer. Petal by petal, we pressed our hope onto something that co…

What if love's truest signature isn't a grand gesture, but the quiet promise: I'll be mildly inconvenienced for you indefinitely? Flowers wilt. Grand gestures fade.
What remains? Doing the unglamorous thing, again and again. That's not small. That's proof.
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The Covid-Conscious Label We call ourselves “Covid-conscious,” but this nickname feels thin. It’s clinical, sterile, and utterly deficient for the reality it tries to contain. It suggests a mere state of awareness, like bei…

What do you call a presence defined by an absence? The absence of safety, of trust, of a shared reality?

My first post is an attempt to define the experience that “Covid-conscious” fails to contain.What did I miss? What would you add? #HoldingRealityTogether

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A person's hand holding a white N95 mask carved like a jack-o-lantern, with orange light glowing through the eye holes and filter material. The mask floats in a dark, misty night scene, creating a surreal and thoughtful Halloween image about protection and visibility

This year's most terrifying costume? The mask of the conscious. It triggers society's deepest fear: the outsider who cares too much & refuses to pretend. The real horror is accountability. Have a safe, mindful Halloween.
#TriggeredBySafety

Illustrated graphic titled "Flirting Tips" with two masked fingers as characters. Playful tips for Covid-conscious dating include: master the "smize," compliment PPE like "great seal," use the eyebrow raise, gesture with sanitizer, and offer a spare mask as the ultimate kind move

It's Friday! 💫 Whether you're braving the grocery store or a carefully distanced park hang, here are your essential flirting tips for the Covid-conscious. You got this. 😉#COVIDisairborne

Image of a motivational quote graphic. At the top, in elegant text, is the famous quote: 'A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. —Lao Tzu'. Directly below it is a sketched illustration of a glowing red lightbulb, symbolizing a new idea. Next to the lightbulb, the quote is humorously revised in handwritten text to speak to a Covid-conscious audience. It reads: 'A pandemic of a thousand waves begins with a single unmasked breath.' The tone is wry and ironic, creating a sense of shared understanding and dark humor about the realities of airborne virus transmission.

#Covid

A motivational note titled "Note to My Tired Self" with a hand-drawn N95 mask and reminder about pathogens. A red-underlined section says "care for the wearer (that's you!)" followed by a humorous checklist with hydration, mask breaks, skincare, and safety tips. Ends with encouragement: "You're Doing a Great Job" and "responsibly-filtered icon." Tone is Covid-conscious self-care.

A hand-drawn note titled "Welcome to the Clean Air Sector!" with a sketch of an N95 mask. Text explains a mask-required policy for the cubicle, using the phrase "no shoes, no shirt, no service." It states this is to avoid airborne germs and thanks people for helping. It offers unmasked alternatives: communicating by phone, email, chat, videoconference, or stepping outside. A postscript notes the air purifier noise is from an "emotional support machine." The tone is friendly and humorous.

An poster image. In the top left corner is a red hand-drawn sketch of a megaphone. Next to it, the popular wisdom phrase 'Listen to your body.' is written. Below, the word 'But' is circled in red marker, leading to the main text: ‘if it's composing a symphony of coughs, that's a biohazard warning, not a request for an audience. Your solo performance at home is what true community care looks like.’ Farther down, the word 'and' is circled in the same red marker, connecting to a crucial footnote: 'if you're positive or exposed, even if you feel fine, your body is already hosting the show. Please act accordingly.’ The image uses a mix of typography and hand-drawn elements to creatively reframe a common wellness phrase into a message about respiratory illness responsibility, asymptomatic transmission, and community protection for a Covid-conscious audience.

Image of a white post-it note with a handwritten "To Do List" for the Covid-conscious. All items have checkmarks. The list is: "Breathe. (But like, safely.)", "Resist the urge to explain airborne viruses to a wall.", "Remember that 'common sense' is neither common nor sensical.", "Find one other person online who hasn't lost their mind. (Hi, that's you!)", and "Avoid becoming a host for a pathogen that dines and dashes.

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