Simone de Muñoz
Joy in the Time of Corona
May 19, 2020 Note: This essay is going to be annoying for people who don’t want shiny, happy things waved in their faces right now. I get...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Mar 6, 2022
- 2 min
Connecting after Omicron
“Mom, did you Shelley?” asked my son when I told him I met a neighbor when out walking my dog and got her phone number. Shelley is my mom...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Sep 20, 2021
- 1 min
Hot Tots - Best Mini-Fiction at SCWC Irvine 2021
He walked in just as she bent to pull the tray out of the oven, giving him an excellent rear view. The smell of grease woke his stomach...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
Oops!
I forgot how to travel. This became abundantly clear during my latest trip, which involved the first plane travel I have done since...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Jun 9, 2021
- 1 min
My Published Blog Posts
Here are my recent blog posts for Scary Mommy and other websites. Scary Mommy https://www.scarymommy.com/sex-taboo-topic-growing-up/...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Mar 8, 2021
- 4 min
Gena and Patty's Meet-Cute
“Morgan, are you ready to go?” asked Gena, turning off her computer and smoothing her curly hair as Morgan walked toward her, taking off...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Nov 25, 2020
- 3 min
Thank You for Building the Bridge
As 2020 comes to a much-anticipated end, I have been reflecting back on the year, and in particular, on the months that have passed since...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Jun 30, 2020
- 5 min
Anxiety in the Time of COVID
June 30, 2020 Some people measure COVID by the ebbs and flows of case numbers. I measure it by the waves of my anxiety. The first time I...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Jun 7, 2020
- 2 min
Black Lives Matter and Children
June 7, 2020 I took my children to a Black Lives Matter protest the other day. This is the conversation we had prior to attending. Me: A...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
Quarantine Chicken
April 28, 2020 I was daydreaming about chicken schnitzel. Warm, golden pieces of breaded and pan-fried chicken perfectly salted and...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Jun 3, 2020
- 6 min
My Week as an Essential Worker
A week in the life of an essential worker. May 29, 2020 Monday is Memorial Day. Tuesday, May 26 The morning does not start out well....
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Simone de Muñoz
- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
On the Frontlines of a Crisis
May 5, 2020 Soon after the first Shelter-In-Place order took effect, I helped a woman, let’s call her Dorothy, with her rental assistance...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
Body Image in the Time of Corona
May 24, 2020 I’m at the beach (sitting on my towel six feet away from other people) when I see her. She looks to be in her early forties...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Jun 3, 2020
- 4 min
My Mental Health in the Time of Corona
May 16, 2020 I’m not a person who has ever really suffered from depression. I have been sad. Devastated. I remember crying in the shower...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Jun 3, 2020
- 2 min
Perspectives on Coronavirus, Mom and Sons
By Alex Muñoz, Daniel Muñoz and Simone de Muñoz May 14, 2020 Hey it's Alex, my mom's older son. She's trying something different today by...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
My Mom in the Time of Corona
May 12, 2020 My mom is the type of person who watches news programs and immediately calls to inform me of whatever new danger exists in...
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Simone de Muñoz
- Jun 3, 2020
- 4 min
Worlds Collide in the Time of COVID-19
April 10, 2020 Now more than ever, I exist between two worlds. Let’s call them World A and World B. World A is the world in which...
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