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Messenger Love in the Time of Covid

We do what we can to connect …

Wendy Cohan
3 min readFeb 7, 2022
Photo by Kristina Petrick on Unsplash

Hang in there and rest up.
U2.
Goodnight.
Good morning.
Glad you buzzed in. This may be one of those “careful what you wish for” moments.
Oh, honey. I’m rarely careful. Where’s the fun in that? Do you want to email, or stick with Messenger?
Email’s an extra step. I’m like a bullion cube. I react instantly to everything.
You made me laugh twice before breakfast. Okay, getting up. Birdie wants her breakfast.
Go walk your pups. Thanks for being here. Buzz in anytime.
Okay. Sending you a warm taco from New Mexico.
Nice. Sending you iced coffee from Boston. Here’s me. Bad morning pic.
In January? There are no bad morning pics. You woke up. You’re alive. Coffee isn’t far away.
Nice pic. You look good in the sun.

[A month goes by.]

Hope you feel better soon
Thanks. I’m really almost back to normal.
Sorry you’re alone during all this.
Yeah, that part sucked.
Nice pic. Birdie looks warm and happy. Go to sleep. Happy dreams.
Good morning.
Good morning. It’s early there. Go back to bed.
I’m…

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Wendy Cohan
Wendy Cohan

Written by Wendy Cohan

Author of character-driven women's fiction, short stories, and essays. Her contemporary romance, The Renaissance Sisters, debuted May 23, 2023.

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