In April 2020, we invited writers in Quebec to submit a story of a single day during the strange, uneasy time of coronavirus and pandemic, of social distancing and self isolation, of lockdown and quarantine.
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This piece is by Connie Guzzo-McParland, writing on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
An Uneasy Siesta.
When the Quebec Premier announced the Covid-19 lockdown, I felt a sense of relief that the decision to stay put was made for us. I must also confess that, for a fleeting moment, I experienced the same gladness I remember from when, as a student and then a teacher, a snow day was announced. Unexpectedly, a present had fallen from the heavens: the chance to snuggle up in bed, catch up on assignments, read or simply laze around.
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