From Lockdown, A Letter To My 11-Year Old Self About Witnessing History

Me, age 11, in Bar Harbor, Maine holding a copy of The Bar Harbor Times, at the age I was when I wrote in a journal that I wished I could be part of a major historical event. 25 years later, I've been part of a lifetime's worth.

I've always wanted to be a part of history, and fate intervened to give me what I wanted, good and hard.

When I was a child, I w…