Picky Hunting: A Journal of the Plague Year

Synopsis of the Novel, Picky Hunting: A Journal of the Plague Year Picky Hunting, a retired Jewish psychoanalyst with a background in English Literature, moves to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to find solace in nature, write, pursue photography, and potentially find love. However, just as she begins to adjust to her new surroundings, the world is thrust into a pandemic and she is forced to stay at home. Picky is joined by her two Black & White scotch label-looking dogs who help her cope with her loneliness. Taking cues from Daniel Defoe’s Journal of the Plague Year, Katherine Anne Porter’s Pale Horse, Pale Rider and Albert Camus’ The Plague, Picky decides to document her experiences during the pandemic and her lingering memories of her late husband. Picky must face her past in order to open herself up to a new love. About the Author, James R. Hugunin James Hugunin is a professor of the History of Photography and Contemporary Theory at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is the