On Illness and Art
A malcontented body can guide one to a contented soul
5 min readMay 1, 2023
I was recently sick with Covid after eluding it for three years. I felt like I was a fugitive in hiding, living in the shadows (with a mask on), but then Covid caught me, as if I was an anonymous character in a horror movie.
This was a serious matter because I have a condition that puts me in a higher-risk group, but…