Trained for the Future

Trauma bonds or holy networks of care? You decide

Group X, No. 2, Altarpiece, Hilma af Klint, 1915

“Was your year okay?” I find myself asking small-town acquaintances, people I haven’t seen for a year and a half. They share their stories.

Some worked from home; some stayed in the office; others lost jobs. Some are still worried about kids or variants. These conversations remind me that for a period last…