"A Day in the Life of Emily" distills the anxiety of life in a pandemic stricken America into a 1500 word story and meditates on the emotional core of living in terror of both Covid-19 and the rise of domestic terrorist conspiracy groups.
Two young people start a new life on a remote island. They have different interests. He studies the Borealis and the universe; she is a writer immersed in her thesis. Gradually, his fascination with the Borealis becomes obsessive and their relationship disintegrates.
