Catherine Lundoff#Minneapolis #LifeDuringWartime 1 of 2 In the Before Times, my late wife and I had a favorite local restaurant, a little Salvadoran cafe on Lake Street called Abi’s. Went there a lot, knew the owner slightly, even filled the place for my birthday. Then George Floyd was murdered by the MPD in May of 2020 and our local world changed. Jana’s dementia kicked in hard and Abi moved her place to Uptown. Fast forward to last night’s AIDS benefit and I was at Abi’s again and…
#Minneapolis #LifeDuringWartime 2 of 2 We recognized each other immediately. I got to see pictures of her beautiful kid and get a life update. And I told her about Jana and we hugged a lot. I hope this is the useful thing we take away from fucking “Metro Surge,” namely that we are all part of one community and need to be there for each other. Also: I need to haul my butt to Uptown for Salvadoran food more often.