CU’s COVID Chronicles

Professor David Blow and CU Media Writing students publish COVID Chronicles: College Students Navigate Pandemic Life!

Here is the description from the book’s page on Amazon:

“The COVID-19 pandemic has robbed college students of countless sacred, rite-of-passage experiences long taken for granted, a blow compounded by this country’s political upheaval. “COVID Chronicles” started as a blog assignment in a Media Writing class and became a raw, gripping look at the impact of the pandemic on young adults – written in their own words as they navigated the all-online fall 2020 semester. Students shared heartfelt stories of fear, despair, anger – and – on occasion – hope. One struggled to see a way out of his depression. Another was afraid to leave her home and isolated herself from friends and family. One lived through a grandmother’s COVID-19 diagnosis. And one, adopted from Korea as a baby, wrote about feeling staring, blaming eyes on her, as if she were somehow responsible for the virus. But there were uplifting posts too, including one student who was thankful for his isolated and safe mountaintop home and another who savored family time that otherwise wouldn’t have happened. If you wonder how this pandemic is impacting our college students, “COVID Chronicles” will leave you wondering no more, and wanting to help them.”

The book is also available from and Barnes and Noble and, soon, Northshire Bookstore. The book is self-published; proceeds will go toward student scholarships. The best way to purchase is directly from Professor Blow (drop him an email) who will hand-deliver them to you; purchase this way assures a speedier recovery of the publication costs.