A year ago this month, the COVID lockdowns set in across America. In those 365ish days, we’ve all felt the effects—physical, mental, financial. And in this second Lent of the pandemic, the days in which a vaccine brings some shad of hope, the coronavirus from Hell continues to work us over.

John Blase, a friend and fellow writer, felt the effects of COVID last week.,He shared the news on Twitter.

My Dad died today. He was the most beautiful man I know. He died in a COVID ICU shut off from those h...