In the Eye of the Coronavirus Storm in Seattle, Life is Surreal

The city is eerily quiet. Everyone looks anxious, unmoored.

CJ Sterling

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photo by author

March 19, 2020

I walk into my house, drop my keys on the counter, strip off my jacket, and drop my backpack. The hand sanitizer I retrieved from my luggage is clipped to the front, and it clunks on the floor. I have just come back…

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CJ Sterling

Writer, journalist. Commentary: Washington Post, Economist, Daily Beast, New York Times, Seattle Times, Crosscut, The Stranger. 2.9 million views, Quora.