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The Gods Are Smiling On Us
a love story

The Gods Are Smiling On Us

How To Fall in Love During a Global Pandemic

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Samuél Lopez-Barrantes
May 12, 2022
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This is a transatlantic pandemic love story based on dozens of journal entries & thousands of text messages. If you’re new to this space, consider starting from the beginning.

“I’ll be waiting in the sun on the bridge,” March 3, 2020, Photo by Augusta

Journal Entry, Sunday, March 1, 2020

I haven’t written well since that week ten days ago when I did write …

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