Welcome to the first episode of season one of How to Survive This! Our first guest is Paul Koniecki, a poet and teacher living in Dallas, TX. Paul shares his fears about protecting his family from the coronavirus and ways his practicing self-care in this unprecedented time.

Read one of Paul's poems about Adam Rainer, "Adam's Song," in Thimble Lit Mag: https://www.thimblelitmag.com/2018/08/22/adams-song/

Donate to support protesters & Black-led protest initiatives:

Community Bail Fund of North Texas: http://communitybailfundofntx.org/

Minneapolis Freedom Fund: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/

Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/

Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/

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Music source:

Perspectives by Kevin MacLeod

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