Blog | Pyol Thompson

The Magic Fish

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen is a graphic novel that follows a young gay Vietnamese American boy and his mother. The primary story...

Shelter in Place things You can do Part Two: Activating

We are stuck at home, if we are fortunate. You have a full battery and have taken care of yourself. If not please go read Part One which...

Why I Stand with BLM

It has been awhile since I last submitted a blog. This is because following my plans to submit part 2 of the things you can do during...

Shelter in Place Activities Part One: Passive, things to do when you don’t want to do anything

If you are not an essential worker and you are sheltering in place you may feel like you have done it all. The walls feel like they are...

Coping with Abuse During the Shelter in Place

If your partner is violent, and you are able to do so, please leave them, reach out to someone(s) you trust, and shelter in place...

Feeling out of control

Right now, there is so much we are not in control of. We can’t control if we or someone we know will get sick. We can’t control if other...

Boundaries: Work from home

Working from home always sounded great when you had to drag yourself to the office everyday but now that you have to work from home you...

Thoughts on Isolation

I just launched my website this late March in the midst of a shelter in place for Illinois. Thank you to all of you that are practicing...