When All Of This Is Over: Of Longing And Loss In A Time of Coronavirus

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When all of this is over, I would like to go to a café and order a cappuccino with plant milk. I’d like to wait and listen quietly to the whir of the coffee grinder and enjoy the aroma of freshly ground coffee beans as it fills the air. When the barista hands me my coffee with a smile and says, “Have a nice day,” I’ll smile back as our eyes meet and say, “Thanks, you…