Amidst all this constant anxiety over the 700+ positive Covid-19 cases here in our 1200 inmate unit, a few of us have decided to vent our frustrations with a little political cartooning. I story-boarded this one and sketched a rough draft, the drawing completed and reviewed by our informal Board of Standards and Ethics, consisting of a black guy, a Japanese-Dane (looks like a strangely tall Sumo), a Latino, a WASP, and myself (of mysterious Italian/gypsy descent). To a man, we felt we might have downplayed the Donald's behavior, but here you have it:
Since last week another friend died of coronavirus here, and at least one more I know is in the hospital. Depressing and no end in sight. I keep on ticking, feel fine, never even a sniffle, but another guy just turned up positive in our supposedly negative unit an hour ago, so I'm keeping a low profile. Stay well, everybody.
[Editorial comment: This drawing arrived at my house today. It's on 11 x 14 drawing paper, in crayon and ink. I'm going to pass along the original to the artist's family - it's a keeper!]
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