Stories From The Other Side


This blog series tells the stories of a range of people living in different parts of the U.S. during the current pandemic. It gives an insight into their experiences, lives, hopes and fears, and how they cope.


At Sea Without A Captain At Sea Without A Captain    |   by Kim Wehle
  The question of how America is dealing with COVID-19 warrants a response on at least three levels: the personal, the political, and the ethical. On a personal level, the feeling in the United States seems to toggle between anxiety and fear on the one hand and, by some reports, indifference on the other. I […]
March 27, 2020

Can New York City Lose its Twinkle? Can New York City Lose its Twinkle?    |   by David van der Leer
  Questions are typically more appealing to me than the right answers, but tonight I realized I am yearning for answers to questions I had been avoiding for weeks. It is 9 pm and I am standing on the roof of my apartment building in Chelsea. We are sandwiched between the skyline of the Financial […]
March 24, 2020