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Mom's Secret Fort


Janel Schermerhorn is an American living in Berlin during the coronavirus lockdown. From her secret pillow fort, she reports on the little adjustments to routine and perspective that drove her to carve out this private space in her basement. Hers is a much needed voice of hope and humor in a time of collective anxiety. If only for a few minutes, she invites everyone to join her in Mom's Secret Fort.

May 6, 2020

Janel faces sending her 10-year-old daughter back to a school during the coronavirus lockdown. A school whose initial hygiene plan wasn't exactly awesome. But with new information and perspective she happily walks her to school and even gets a second chance at a sweet moment she had missed last fall.