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    The Journey's the Thing: Pandemic Essays
    The Journey's the Thing: Pandemic Essays
    The Journey's the Thing: Pandemic Essays
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    The Journey's the Thing: Pandemic Essays

    By Dee Jardine

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    Sometimes it takes an acute experience, something completely unexpected like a pandemic, to get us to pay attention to the journey rather than the destination.


    In March 2020 when the COVID-19 virus exploded across New York City and the city entered shelter-in-pace, Dee Jardine was living in a tiny base

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQuentin Imprints LLC
    Release dateMar 1, 2023
    ISBN9798987646014
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