“Problems with Pandemics” — by Melissa Infantino [art] & Julio Montalvo Valentin [poem], 2020.

Buffalo, NY based artists & poets were called to collaborate in the summer of 2020, & together created the first issue of Alexandrite.com – a local online ‘zine titled “Issue 1 – The Coronavirus Diaries: Buffalocalypse Edition“.

“The Coronavirus Diaries: Buffalocalypse Edition was born during the COVID-19 quarantines. With everyone cooped up in their homes, we all need a creative outlet and inspiration to keep creating, or at least something to consume us other than the virus.” — Alexandrite.com •  “Issue 1 – The Coronavirus Diaries: Buffalocalypse Edition“