https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/the_pandemic_mental_health_and_addiction.html Government overreach never bodes well. Over the course of the COVID19 pandemic it’s become an epidemic of sorts. From… Read more Read my Article: The Pandemic, Mental Health, and Addiction
From infancy, facial recognition is one of the key factors in our brain development. Expressions and reactions teach babies their… Read more Underneath the Mask
My aunt is a nurse working with covid patients. Back in March, she was terrified. The predictions and warnings were… Read more We must keep living
Laughter, smiles; holiday cheer. It’s December. A time for family and love. But for some of us there is a… Read more No Sad Songs This Time of Year
Brennan scratched her short black hair. She paced the living room, cell phone in hand. Not even her fat orange… Read more The Nelson Effect
I’m more than 10 days into my biannual writing hiatus. I like to work and there is still plenty to… Read more Oh that silly Hiatus
“If you don’t wear a mask your germs are raping my lungs!” An internet stranger told me this. I am… Read more Why I don’t care if you DO or DON’T wear a mask
The winding road twists around a beautiful lake. A field of elk gaze up at me and blink long eyelashes.… Read more Together in Lone Elk Park
Dave Grohl wrote a beautiful piece about live performances for the Atlantic earlier this week and it hit hard. I… Read more The Rona kills the arts
It’s May the 4th. Star Wars nerds everywhere are rejoicing, but in my state of Missouri, people are also slowly… Read more Reopening
Jessica Marie Baumgartner 