While I Waited at the Grocer, a Total Stranger Explained to Me How the Pandemic is Killing His Small Business

He is only one of many who may never open again.

Estacious(Charles White)
Rogues’ Gallery
Published in
6 min readMar 18, 2020

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We sat blurry-eyed in the parking lot of a large grocery store. We stirred from our beds at 3am so we could make it to the store before the panicked masses arrived for their COVID-19 supplies, which I…

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Estacious(Charles White)
Rogues’ Gallery

I am a southern writer and teacher living in the midwest. I focus on education, poetry, and fiction. I am an award-winning playwright. estaciousw1914@yahoo.com