Alchemy

<p>When the planet went into lockdown many who create for a living or for fun or as part of childhood found themselves being funneled into new ways of expression. Whether it was by design or the path of least resistance or by strict and enforced measures the mind we started to see might adapt and evolve in many astonishing ways for she needs to keep busied and purposeful.</p><p>I contacted friends who in turn put out the word that there was an open forum without specifications without age limits; a blank page for those who wanted it. Seasoned and cynical poets wanted hackers on the run novelists fathers mothers rock stars grieving friends ramblers pals big mouths more shy types Germans and young uns. Welcome all. Thank you all.</p><p>This is your book.</p><p>When you are asked one chilly night far in the future Grampa/Nana what did you do during the plague?</p><p>You might rub your hands in front of a warm hearth smile chuckle and declare I was a poet.</p><p>The proof of this you now hold in your hands.</p>