“Patient Zero” Is Published

Written By Amanda Barusch
Cover of the book "Shadowed Hourglass: A Collection of Poetry and Prose" with a quote from William Shakespeare at the top. The design, reminiscent of shadows cast during COVID, features an hourglass with red and black hues.

League of Utah Writers Anthology

Hi Friends,

In Feb, 2020, a student in New Zealand accused me of infecting her with COVID. Roiling with guilt at 3am, I wrote this story. Thrilled that it found a home in the League of Utah Writers anthology. Here's a link to buy it at Kings English Bookstore. You can also read it on this site.

p.s. I tested negative.

Amanda Barusch

Amanda Barusch has worked as a janitor, exotic dancer, editor, and college professor. She lives in the American West, where she spends as much time as possible on dirt paths. She has an abiding disdain for boundaries and adores ambiguity. Amanda has published eight books of non-fiction, a few poems, and a growing number of short stories. Aging Angry is her first work of creative non-fiction. She uses magical realism to explore deep truths of the human experience in this rapidly changing world.

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