
Above: The Sahannayili Village of Nanton before the pandemic. Now only twenty people or fewer are allowed to gather as of May 2020.


“Do you mind if I sit here?” Asked the woman in a bright purple shirt with shoulder-length blond hair and brown, doe eyes. I’m seated at the Whole Foods dining area reading my book, enjoying my coffee and small salad while taking in an invigorating, sunny spring day. Earlier, she was in front of me…