This is a fictional story. All names, places, and viruses are used fictitiously. Resemblances to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, past or present, are intentional. *** Due Date: 126 days away I…

Thirteen months ago, I started a month-long experiment called Subtraction. I would find one personal item I owed and get rid of it. I’d throw it out, give it away, or donate it to a…

Usually, I start putting this list together early in the year. I add a few items maybe four or five times throughout the year. And then at the end, I make a push to finish…