There have been a few times the essays have aligned directly with my life.
In 2021, I was hospitalized with fainting spells. (All is well now.) The essay that week was about a man who had injured himself in a fall.
When he awoke from his coma, he asked for the essay’s writer, his ex. He had forgotten they had broken up. The writer visited him in the hospital and shared photos to help him recover his memories.
I illustrated this one from the hospital, drawing from my surroundings, with my wife sitting on my bed staring at me.