The sounds of self-quarantine

  • Beeeeep (The thermometer registers another morning’s temperature.)
  • Kshh (Another rapid test open. Sure, it’s not technically necessary to keep testing once you know you have COVID, but would you miss the opportunity to find out if it’s magically gone?)
  • Zzzzp zzzzp (Open the screen door, head outside, and lower the mask for a minute.)
  • Clink clink [and talking sounds. I don’t know how to spell those] (The neighbors eat and speak.)
  • Pfff pfff pfff (The soap dispenser is nearly empty. Again.)
  • Splat (A wet towel hits the ground on its way to the laundry pile, making way for a dry, clean replacement)
  • Chirp chirp (Birds. Audible because nothing else is going on.)
  • Whoosh whoosh (The washing machine whirs.)
  • …. (Quiet)
  • Hhhrnnk shshshsh (Sleep well. Or just sleep.)

Grateful that my experience seems to have been on the lighter side.


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