If, as you read this story, it seems familiar, that’s because I posted it earlier in the year in a different form. I’ve reworked it and submitted to Chicken Soup for the Soul. We’ll see.

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When a friend called to see if I wanted to go for a walk, I was glad. It was late spring 2020. Even though it was early days into the COVID-19 pandemic, I felt like I’d been stuck in the house forever….