Don't Breathe

While the world is busy holding its breath, Ishmael Weinberg is just trying to fix his fountain pen.

Ishmael has spent thirty years hiding in the thirteenth century. He writes about obscure kings and falconry while the modern world goes to hell on Twitter. He thinks he can outrun history by writing it. He is wrong.

A city he'd never heard of has become the only word that now matters. Wuhan. The status quo hasn't just shifted. It has evaporated. While the President promises the virus will vani...