The Suspension of Disbelief: Covid-19 Stories Contributor(s): Wald, Julia (Author), Wald, Julia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1736456806 ISBN-13: 9781736456804 Publisher: Julia Wald OUR PRICE: $19.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2021 |
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Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.36 lbs) 80 pages |
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Publisher Description: I started this project on March 10th 2020. That was the date of my first interview. I was workin in the restaurant industry in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. My friends, coworkers, and I were already witnessing the onset of the devastating economic effects of COVID-19. Our establishments were seeing a significant decrease in sales, and patrons, and I wanted to document the impacts of these changes on career service workers. When the Governor of Washington announced the immediate closure of all bars and restaurants on March 15th 2020, I was out of a job, along with every other service industry worker in the state. The comics I had begun less than a week earlier now seemed more pressing. I decided to expand the scope of the project to include as many working people, in as many industries in the greater Seattle metro area as I could. I never intended to write and illustrate an entire book of stories; however, I also never expected the pandemic to last this long. Or to disrupt so many more industries and working peoples livelihoods. I want to thank the interviewees who too the time out of their busy days and lives to talk to me and share their stories. |