RICK GOELD
Covid Seasons is the story of three Arizona couples and how they cope,
or don't cope, with 2020, the year from hell. It’s a year in which ordinary life is infected by extraordinary events: the Covid pandemic, masks and sequestration, death counts, mis-information, George Floyd’s murder, Black Lives Matter, police brutality, a nasty political campaign, and a president who might not leave.
Couple #1: Julie, a model quality blonde, is a police lieutenant. She's got a "take charge" personality, a drinking problem, and she's sexually aggressive. Mark, her mixed-race husband, is a lawyer on hiatus, a staunch Democrat, and, in affairs of the heart, pretty much clueless.
Couple #2: Sherri is an evangelical Christian who unequivocally supports Trump.
John, her husband, is a libertarian who holds grudges and plans to seek revenge against those who have wronged him.
Couple #3: Emjay (Maria Juanita) is an attractive Latina who is disillusioned with her childless marriage and has chosen to tolerate her husband's infidelity. Scott, her husband, is a silver-tongued businessman who has his roving eyes on Julie.
The story begins January 30, 2020: the couples discuss Trump’s impeachment,
Kobe Bryant’s tragic death, and this new virus, which has claimed its first victim
in Arizona.
The story ends January 6, 2021: Covid has killed members, family, and friends.
The survivors sit together, talking about the future. A few feet away, a group of Trump supporters, watching on TV, cheer as a mob storms the Capitol.
What happens in between … well, read the book. But it’s safe to say: Some Survive, Some Don’t.
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