It’s with heartfelt pleasure that I announce the publication of “Expensive Daughter,” a private essay written about my quarantine experiences, on Nearness. As a website impressed by the necessity to share and search solace from one another in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, I couldn’t have discovered a greater residence for this piece. I additionally plan to submit the essay to the Greenburgh Library Covid-19 Reminiscence Venture and different such reminiscence initiatives.

This private essay grew out of a need to document the fast modifications taking place on the planet and in my life. Whereas the pandemic has actually been traumatic, I additionally discovered life-affirming moments by seeing, feeling, and experiencing firsthand the ups and downs of parenthood, particularly in the course of the time when my daughter entered toddlerhood. As an academic design knowledgeable, I really feel like this time alone with my daughter has not solely been extremely useful, but in addition magical.

I need to thank those that have offered suggestions and encouragement: Phi Beta Kappa NY for its Quarantine Tales session, my colleague Juliana Loh, my fellow writers from my USC writing circle, and Alia Wilhelm from Nearness.

I do not usually write private essays, however in 2019, I did a studying of three private essays about rising up within the Hudson Valley space.  “The Author in Westchester” was a part of a efficiency placed on by Tutti Bravi Productions referred to as The place the Coronary heart Is: Reflections of Dwelling in Westchester.

Here is the hyperlink!

“Expensive Daughter”   Phrases by Sande Chen
You’ll not bear in mind this 12 months, your mom is aware of, however in the future you’ll learn this letter and see it as a document of your resilience
https://www.nearnessproject.com/dear-daughter

Sande Chen is a author and recreation designer with over 15 years of expertise within the recreation business. Her writing credit embrace 1999 Impartial Video games Pageant winner Terminus, MMO Corridor of Fame inductee Wizard101, and the 2007 PC RPG of the 12 months, The Witcher, for which she was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in Videogame Writing. She is the co-author of the e-book, Severe Video games: Video games That Educate, Prepare, and Inform, and was a contributor to Secrets and techniques of the Sport Enterprise, Writing For Video Sport Genres, and Skilled Methods for Videogame Writing.