Echols: ‘Comparison is the thief of joy’
Candace Echols
Candace Echols is a Midtown resident, wife, and mother of five. A regular contributor to The Daily Memphian, she is a freelance writer who also recently published her first book, the children’s book “Josephine and the Quarantine.”
“Thursday was extreme. In one day, I found myself flying all over the spectrum of comparison.”
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