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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">T\u003c/span>o the young folks in San Francisco’s Juvenile Justice Department,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three weeks ago a rap artist and educator at San Francisco’s Juvenile Justice Center, \u003ca href=\"http://madlinesinfo.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MADlines\u003c/a>, put a call out for people to write letters to young folks behind bars. She’s since discontinued her efforts, since it’s so hard to get messages in, so I figured I’d write this open letter to ya’ll.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, elected officials voted\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Closure-of-SF-s-juvenile-hall-less-than-one-13936500.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> to close the facility by the end of 2021\u003c/a>. The public record says there are fewer than \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.org/scorecards/public-safety/juvenile-hall-population\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">33 people\u003c/a> incarcerated in the facility right now, and the house list says there are only 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fact there’s even one person in there is an issue, so I write to you today because we’ve failed you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And more importantly, we need you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span> visited the Juvenile Justice Center a few years back, and the racial makeup stuck with me. A lot of black and Latinx youth—not reflective of San Francisco’s overall population at all. What also stuck with me was the conversations I had, one with a group of young black men, and a separate one with a group of Latino men. Both were so bright and inquisitive and, most importantly, willing to tell their stories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I took note of how their San Francisco was so different from the one you read about in the \u003cem>San Fransisco Chronicle\u003c/em> or KQED. A lot less talk about IPOs and start-ups, more talk about POs and learning to adapt. I bet their tale of America, and the world, is different as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It makes me think about a conversation I had last month with \u003ca href=\"https://www.earhustlesq.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Ear Hustle\u003c/em> podcast host\u003c/a>, Earlonne Woods. He’s a little older than you all; after serving 21 years, he had his 31-year sentence commuted in 2018, largely on the strength of the work he did through his podcast, which laid bare our society’s shortcomings: our prisons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13428656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13428656\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Nigel Poor, Antwan Williams and Earlonne Woods in a story pitch session at San Quentin, 2017.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nigel Poor, Antwan Williams and Earlonne Woods in a story pitch session at San Quentin, 2017. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Radiotopia)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He told me about his experiences dealing with diseases while incarcerated: being quarantined during a norovirus outbreak, navigating around the spread of legionnaires disease and how the officials tried, but failed, at keeping people separated during flu season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They try to stop the most minimal movement, so it’ll pass,” says Woods. “But sometimes you’re in places where the ventilation ain’t the best, you know what I’m saying? So there’s a potential there to catch it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The structure is permeable on all levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having experienced that, Woods says he’s not shaken by what’s happening now. Even though he recognizes the magnitude of the moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re living in a significant piece of history, a worldwide [pandemic] that is killing millions of people and impacting millions more. A generational wave has occurred, and the commonality in this is that finding sufficient shelter is the key to survival.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s well documented that the prisons, jails, ICE holding centers and juvenile detention centers are anything but that. But somehow, people survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I called him that day, not just to check on him, but because of the message he posted on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B9vCb9KBy7_/\">Instagram\u003c/a>: “The only people prepared for a lockdown is the formerly incarcerated,” he wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After talking to him, it clicked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">B\u003c/span>eyond the spread of a virus and the unfortunate death toll; I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around how the proverbial system is failing people on multiple levels. There’s a general understanding among people I’ve talked to that isn’t just about a virus, but about a flawed system that let this unfortunate circumstance grow out of hand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We could focus on what public health officials are describing as President Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-response-criticism-adcb77db-a7ff-44b9-a0e0-52f5c4885e23.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">long list of blunders\u003c/a>, but long before 45, the system wasn’t working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Health outcomes for working class people of color, specifically African Americans, have been bad since before the \u003ca href=\"https://belonging.berkeley.edu/1968-kerner-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kerner Report\u003c/a> was published. (That essentially was a survey where the government looked at the aftermath of a number of uprisings in inner-city America in the 1960s and basically said, \u003cem>Damn, maybe we should figure out why the negroes are so angry.)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13878211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13878211\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/CMF-hallway-backs-3-1020x574-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"California Medical Facility in Vacaville is one of California's 35 state prisons. Advocates are calling for the early release of low-risk jail and prison inmates who are vulnerable to coronavirus.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/CMF-hallway-backs-3-1020x574-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/CMF-hallway-backs-3-1020x574-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/CMF-hallway-backs-3-1020x574-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/CMF-hallway-backs-3-1020x574.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Medical Facility in Vacaville is one of California’s 35 state prisons. Advocates are calling for the early release of low-risk jail and prison inmates who are vulnerable to coronavirus. \u003ccite>(Sruti Mamidanna/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/1968-kerner-commission-got-it-right-nobody-listened-180968318/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report\u003c/a> showed that nothing had significantly changed in 50 years for black folks in America since that study. And now we have this pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stats are starting to roll in from cities, counties and states who dare to \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/early-data-shows-african-americans-have-contracted-and-died-of-coronavirus-at-an-alarming-rate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report COVID-19 cases by race\u003c/a>. Those numbers, coupled with the fact scientists have determined that the virus \u003ca href=\"https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/490641-covid-19-is-occurring-in-clusters-making-good-data-and-resource-allocation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hits clusters\u003c/a> of people with preexisting conditions the hardest, leave a target square on the backs of the state-issued uniforms worn by the black and brown people behind bars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This country has the most incarcerated people per capita in the world by far. California is currently under a decade-old federal mandate to keep its population \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2011/05/23/136579580/california-is-ordered-to-cut-its-prison-population\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">below 137% of capacity\u003c/a>—the health concerns related to overcrowding were considered cruel and unusual punishment. As of April 1, California’s prison system was 130% of its capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The prisons are bad, and the jails are no better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail, where over \u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/a-look-at-the-45-inmates-who-have-died-at-santa-rita-jail-in-the-last-five-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">45 people have died\u003c/a> in custody since 2014, activists have been working on health-related issues for some time—and that’s been intensified during this pandemic. Last month, the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee put out \u003ca href=\"https://iwocoakland.wordpress.com/2020/03/29/sheriff-grabbing-at-255m-for-guards-over-healthcare-during-covid-19/\">a press release\u003c/a> with safety demands for the folks behind bars. And over 25 other organizations signed in support of their efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While officials vie for \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DarwinBondGraha/status/1247550897430777856?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">85 million dollars\u003c/a> to hire more guards, there are reports of multiple pods being quarantined and officials testing positive. Just last weekend, the first incarcerated person officially tested positive at Santa Rita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials have pulled some last ditch efforts: according to recent reports, nearly 250 people have been released early from Santa Rita to ease overcrowding, bookings are down and the intake process now involves taking people’s temperatures. But all of that is a tire patch on a sinking ship. And—because incarcerated people interact with staff—that ship is one that’s directly connected to people who aren’t behind bars. After all, “We’re all in this together,” right? 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I bet their tale of America, and the world, is different as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It makes me think about a conversation I had last month with \u003ca href=\"https://www.earhustlesq.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Ear Hustle\u003c/em> podcast host\u003c/a>, Earlonne Woods. He’s a little older than you all; after serving 21 years, he had his 31-year sentence commuted in 2018, largely on the strength of the work he did through his podcast, which laid bare our society’s shortcomings: our prisons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13428656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13428656\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Nigel Poor, Antwan Williams and Earlonne Woods in a story pitch session at San Quentin, 2017.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Story-pitch-session-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nigel Poor, Antwan Williams and Earlonne Woods in a story pitch session at San Quentin, 2017. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Radiotopia)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He told me about his experiences dealing with diseases while incarcerated: being quarantined during a norovirus outbreak, navigating around the spread of legionnaires disease and how the officials tried, but failed, at keeping people separated during flu season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They try to stop the most minimal movement, so it’ll pass,” says Woods. “But sometimes you’re in places where the ventilation ain’t the best, you know what I’m saying? So there’s a potential there to catch it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The structure is permeable on all levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having experienced that, Woods says he’s not shaken by what’s happening now. Even though he recognizes the magnitude of the moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re living in a significant piece of history, a worldwide [pandemic] that is killing millions of people and impacting millions more. A generational wave has occurred, and the commonality in this is that finding sufficient shelter is the key to survival.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s well documented that the prisons, jails, ICE holding centers and juvenile detention centers are anything but that. But somehow, people survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I called him that day, not just to check on him, but because of the message he posted on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B9vCb9KBy7_/\">Instagram\u003c/a>: “The only people prepared for a lockdown is the formerly incarcerated,” he wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After talking to him, it clicked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">B\u003c/span>eyond the spread of a virus and the unfortunate death toll; I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around how the proverbial system is failing people on multiple levels. There’s a general understanding among people I’ve talked to that isn’t just about a virus, but about a flawed system that let this unfortunate circumstance grow out of hand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We could focus on what public health officials are describing as President Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-response-criticism-adcb77db-a7ff-44b9-a0e0-52f5c4885e23.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">long list of blunders\u003c/a>, but long before 45, the system wasn’t working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Health outcomes for working class people of color, specifically African Americans, have been bad since before the \u003ca href=\"https://belonging.berkeley.edu/1968-kerner-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kerner Report\u003c/a> was published. (That essentially was a survey where the government looked at the aftermath of a number of uprisings in inner-city America in the 1960s and basically said, \u003cem>Damn, maybe we should figure out why the negroes are so angry.)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13878211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13878211\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/CMF-hallway-backs-3-1020x574-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"California Medical Facility in Vacaville is one of California's 35 state prisons. 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Those numbers, coupled with the fact scientists have determined that the virus \u003ca href=\"https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/490641-covid-19-is-occurring-in-clusters-making-good-data-and-resource-allocation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hits clusters\u003c/a> of people with preexisting conditions the hardest, leave a target square on the backs of the state-issued uniforms worn by the black and brown people behind bars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This country has the most incarcerated people per capita in the world by far. California is currently under a decade-old federal mandate to keep its population \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2011/05/23/136579580/california-is-ordered-to-cut-its-prison-population\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">below 137% of capacity\u003c/a>—the health concerns related to overcrowding were considered cruel and unusual punishment. As of April 1, California’s prison system was 130% of its capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The prisons are bad, and the jails are no better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail, where over \u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/a-look-at-the-45-inmates-who-have-died-at-santa-rita-jail-in-the-last-five-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">45 people have died\u003c/a> in custody since 2014, activists have been working on health-related issues for some time—and that’s been intensified during this pandemic. Last month, the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee put out \u003ca href=\"https://iwocoakland.wordpress.com/2020/03/29/sheriff-grabbing-at-255m-for-guards-over-healthcare-during-covid-19/\">a press release\u003c/a> with safety demands for the folks behind bars. And over 25 other organizations signed in support of their efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While officials vie for \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DarwinBondGraha/status/1247550897430777856?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">85 million dollars\u003c/a> to hire more guards, there are reports of multiple pods being quarantined and officials testing positive. Just last weekend, the first incarcerated person officially tested positive at Santa Rita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials have pulled some last ditch efforts: according to recent reports, nearly 250 people have been released early from Santa Rita to ease overcrowding, bookings are down and the intake process now involves taking people’s temperatures. But all of that is a tire patch on a sinking ship. And—because incarcerated people interact with staff—that ship is one that’s directly connected to people who aren’t behind bars. After all, “We’re all in this together,” right? \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>With the current shelter-in-place order, many of us have drawn on past experience to pass the time: revisiting old hobbies and reconnecting with memories that bring us comfort. But nostalgia can only provide so much consolation, and if you live alone, there’s no denying that the enforced solitude will feel increasingly\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13877748/have-you-lost-your-mind-yet-fantastic-negritos-shelter-in-place-anthem\"> difficult to bear\u003c/a>. Which means it’s time to create some next steps in your self-isolation plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While most of my friends were finishing their degrees and starting their careers, I spent the majority of my twenties on the road, working, living, and traveling in over 30 countries on five continents. And now, somewhat ironically, I find that the experience of roaming from place to place has prepared me best for sheltering-in-place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many accustomed to the compressed experience of a one- or two-week vacation, traveling can feel like a constant bustle. But a vagabond with an open-ended itinerary might spend years traveling in places where they have no roots, no friends, and rudimentary-to-no language skills. And since every penny must be conscientiously budgeted—limiting the number of extracurricular activities and entertainments available—even a gregarious individual will wind up spending a lot of time alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But “alone” need not mean “desperately lonely.” As the Bay Area enters its fourth week of sheltering in place, I’ve found the following techniques from my drifting days to be helpful for both keeping my distance and keeping up morale. Adapting some of them may help you stay the course.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13878177\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Exercise.iSt_-800x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Exercise.iSt_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Exercise.iSt_-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Exercise.iSt_-768x554.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Physical Tips\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Stay Active: \u003c/strong>I love loafing, but barring underlying medical conditions, you’ll generally feel better if you keep moving. As walking and cycling are still permitted activities (as long as you keep the proscribed distance from others, and consider the CDC’s recommendation to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/03/826219824/president-trump-says-cdc-now-recommends-americans-wear-cloth-masks-in-public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wear a mask\u003c/a>), you may decide to brave the great outdoors for a daily constitutional. For individuals resolutely remaining inside, even a basic exercise routine will get your blood circulating and your muscles engaged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m a personal fan of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECxYJcnvyMw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this seven-minute workout\u003c/a>, which I’ve adapted to many a small room while touring the Fringe Festival circuit. Currently the internet is awash with zoom fitness classes and quarantine routines, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/user/GovSchwarzenegger/comments/flz3es/stay_at_home_stay_fit/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one from none other than ex-Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger\u003c/a>. Whatever works for you, try to spend at least an hour a day in active motion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Experiment With Food:\u003c/strong> One of the great joys of traveling is discovering the foods of different regions, and I’ve made it a point to learn to cook many of them, from \u003cem>aioli \u003c/em>to \u003cem>yassa\u003c/em>. But even a non-cook can take this opportunity to try something new. My Twitter feed is bursting with people \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11679195/the-imperfect-art-of-bread-making\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trying sourdough bread\u003c/a> for the first time. If you have access to extra veggies, make a quick vinegar pickle or try fermentation to preserve them. Grab a cocktail shaker and try to recreate your favorite pre-quarantine drink. Now is the time to play with your food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alternatively, since many restaurants are struggling to stay afloat, and if you have the money, consider ordering a meal—not just from your favorite restaurant, but from one you’ve never tried. Where do you want to travel to next when travel is allowed again? Find a restaurant that makes \u003cem>that\u003c/em> food, and savor those flavors when you’re there next.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make it Fashion:\u003c/strong> One thing you learn when you’re living out of a backpack is how to maximize what little you have. But eventually, apartment dwellers avoiding the laundromat might contemplate the feasibility of hand washing their clothes. My main recommendation is not to wait until you’re out of clean clothes, because if you don’t have an outdoor line, you’ll need up to 48 hours to dry them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In under 10 minutes a day you can wash one shirt, one pair of underwear, and one pair of socks in your bathroom sink or shower, ensuring you never run out completely. Use liquid laundry detergent, or pretend you’re camping and use an all-in-one soap like Dr. Bronner’s. Fill the sink with warm water and suds, slosh the clothing around with your hands like an agitation cycle, and then spot scrub by gripping the fabric between your hands and rubbing together briskly. Pull your socks over your hands like puppets and sing your favorite 20-second hand-washing song while you scrub. Rinse thoroughly under the tap until the water runs clear, and wring the garment by twisting it until it stops dripping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you can’t hang a drying line outside, then you can dry clothes over a handrail, a doorframe, hangers, or the backs of chairs—whatever you’ve got.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13878175\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Company.iSto_-800x566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Company.iSto_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Company.iSto_-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Company.iSto_-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Psychological Tips\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Stay in Touch: \u003c/strong>It really wasn’t \u003cem>that\u003c/em> long ago that the internet didn’t even exist. And there’s something about the tangibility of an actual letter that makes their exchange feel more meaningful. Send your loved ones \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13876983/now-is-the-time-to-send-your-loved-ones-mail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some postcards\u003c/a>, recollections, or mementoes. Start a round-robin poetry or recipe exchange. Dabble in mail art. Write to your elected officials. For now, the USPS is considered an essential service—and you can help keep them essential by making use of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve got the bandwidth, hosting or joining a video-chat activity is a great way to keep in touch with your larger communities. Almost overnight, online karaoke parties, game nights, play readings, improv classes, and other group-oriented video chats have proliferated, and streaming options have made \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13876941/a-list-of-live-virtual-concerts-to-watch-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">world-class performances\u003c/a> and indie outliers alike available to anyone with internet access. Set a date night with yourself and expand your cultural horizons from home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lastly, don’t forget to keep some kind of journal or other record. You might think you won’t want to remember this time in your life, but if we want to be included in the historical record, we have to keep track of it ourselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Set Goals: \u003c/strong>I love a to-do list, and I’m completely unashamed to put things like “shower,” and “pay bills” on it just for the pure satisfaction of crossing them off. But while you might have already noticed that all of that “extra” time you supposedly have is not stretching as far as you envisioned, setting some modest goals for yourself will keep you from feeling too unrooted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Have a bad habit you’d like to kick? With no one around to drive crazy as you wean yourself from coffee, chewing your nails, tobacco, or extra sugar, you might take this as an opportunity to get clean. (It took traveling to Timbuktu to get me to finally quit smoking.) Or forget Dry July, and get into Abstaining April. If quitting is not for you right now, try taking up a new pastime, plant a few seeds, or volunteer for a political cause from home. A small amount of personal reinvention might be just the ticket to keeping your distracted brain occupied.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Surrender Control: \u003c/strong>You know what? It’s really, really hard to be on your own 24/7. So don’t beat yourself up for feeling at a loss. That feeling is totally normal, especially in this unprecedented and frankly terrifying moment. When navigating new terrain—whether it’s in the mountains, the jungle, or the furthest recesses of your own mind—it’s important to know that you can’t know what will happen next. We can only be in control of our own actions, so striving to make the best individual choices is how we contribute to the collective good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And above all, remembering that we’re all in this together is a good way to keep from feeling like you’re all alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>With the current shelter-in-place order, many of us have drawn on past experience to pass the time: revisiting old hobbies and reconnecting with memories that bring us comfort. But nostalgia can only provide so much consolation, and if you live alone, there’s no denying that the enforced solitude will feel increasingly\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13877748/have-you-lost-your-mind-yet-fantastic-negritos-shelter-in-place-anthem\"> difficult to bear\u003c/a>. Which means it’s time to create some next steps in your self-isolation plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While most of my friends were finishing their degrees and starting their careers, I spent the majority of my twenties on the road, working, living, and traveling in over 30 countries on five continents. And now, somewhat ironically, I find that the experience of roaming from place to place has prepared me best for sheltering-in-place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many accustomed to the compressed experience of a one- or two-week vacation, traveling can feel like a constant bustle. But a vagabond with an open-ended itinerary might spend years traveling in places where they have no roots, no friends, and rudimentary-to-no language skills. And since every penny must be conscientiously budgeted—limiting the number of extracurricular activities and entertainments available—even a gregarious individual will wind up spending a lot of time alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But “alone” need not mean “desperately lonely.” As the Bay Area enters its fourth week of sheltering in place, I’ve found the following techniques from my drifting days to be helpful for both keeping my distance and keeping up morale. Adapting some of them may help you stay the course.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13878177\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Exercise.iSt_-800x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Exercise.iSt_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Exercise.iSt_-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Exercise.iSt_-768x554.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Physical Tips\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Stay Active: \u003c/strong>I love loafing, but barring underlying medical conditions, you’ll generally feel better if you keep moving. As walking and cycling are still permitted activities (as long as you keep the proscribed distance from others, and consider the CDC’s recommendation to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/03/826219824/president-trump-says-cdc-now-recommends-americans-wear-cloth-masks-in-public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wear a mask\u003c/a>), you may decide to brave the great outdoors for a daily constitutional. For individuals resolutely remaining inside, even a basic exercise routine will get your blood circulating and your muscles engaged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m a personal fan of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECxYJcnvyMw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this seven-minute workout\u003c/a>, which I’ve adapted to many a small room while touring the Fringe Festival circuit. Currently the internet is awash with zoom fitness classes and quarantine routines, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/user/GovSchwarzenegger/comments/flz3es/stay_at_home_stay_fit/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one from none other than ex-Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger\u003c/a>. Whatever works for you, try to spend at least an hour a day in active motion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Experiment With Food:\u003c/strong> One of the great joys of traveling is discovering the foods of different regions, and I’ve made it a point to learn to cook many of them, from \u003cem>aioli \u003c/em>to \u003cem>yassa\u003c/em>. But even a non-cook can take this opportunity to try something new. My Twitter feed is bursting with people \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11679195/the-imperfect-art-of-bread-making\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trying sourdough bread\u003c/a> for the first time. If you have access to extra veggies, make a quick vinegar pickle or try fermentation to preserve them. Grab a cocktail shaker and try to recreate your favorite pre-quarantine drink. Now is the time to play with your food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alternatively, since many restaurants are struggling to stay afloat, and if you have the money, consider ordering a meal—not just from your favorite restaurant, but from one you’ve never tried. Where do you want to travel to next when travel is allowed again? Find a restaurant that makes \u003cem>that\u003c/em> food, and savor those flavors when you’re there next.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make it Fashion:\u003c/strong> One thing you learn when you’re living out of a backpack is how to maximize what little you have. But eventually, apartment dwellers avoiding the laundromat might contemplate the feasibility of hand washing their clothes. My main recommendation is not to wait until you’re out of clean clothes, because if you don’t have an outdoor line, you’ll need up to 48 hours to dry them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In under 10 minutes a day you can wash one shirt, one pair of underwear, and one pair of socks in your bathroom sink or shower, ensuring you never run out completely. Use liquid laundry detergent, or pretend you’re camping and use an all-in-one soap like Dr. Bronner’s. Fill the sink with warm water and suds, slosh the clothing around with your hands like an agitation cycle, and then spot scrub by gripping the fabric between your hands and rubbing together briskly. Pull your socks over your hands like puppets and sing your favorite 20-second hand-washing song while you scrub. Rinse thoroughly under the tap until the water runs clear, and wring the garment by twisting it until it stops dripping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you can’t hang a drying line outside, then you can dry clothes over a handrail, a doorframe, hangers, or the backs of chairs—whatever you’ve got.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13878175\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Company.iSto_-800x566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Company.iSto_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Company.iSto_-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/ShelterInPlace.Company.iSto_-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Psychological Tips\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Stay in Touch: \u003c/strong>It really wasn’t \u003cem>that\u003c/em> long ago that the internet didn’t even exist. And there’s something about the tangibility of an actual letter that makes their exchange feel more meaningful. Send your loved ones \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13876983/now-is-the-time-to-send-your-loved-ones-mail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some postcards\u003c/a>, recollections, or mementoes. Start a round-robin poetry or recipe exchange. Dabble in mail art. Write to your elected officials. For now, the USPS is considered an essential service—and you can help keep them essential by making use of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve got the bandwidth, hosting or joining a video-chat activity is a great way to keep in touch with your larger communities. Almost overnight, online karaoke parties, game nights, play readings, improv classes, and other group-oriented video chats have proliferated, and streaming options have made \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13876941/a-list-of-live-virtual-concerts-to-watch-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">world-class performances\u003c/a> and indie outliers alike available to anyone with internet access. Set a date night with yourself and expand your cultural horizons from home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lastly, don’t forget to keep some kind of journal or other record. You might think you won’t want to remember this time in your life, but if we want to be included in the historical record, we have to keep track of it ourselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Set Goals: \u003c/strong>I love a to-do list, and I’m completely unashamed to put things like “shower,” and “pay bills” on it just for the pure satisfaction of crossing them off. But while you might have already noticed that all of that “extra” time you supposedly have is not stretching as far as you envisioned, setting some modest goals for yourself will keep you from feeling too unrooted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Have a bad habit you’d like to kick? With no one around to drive crazy as you wean yourself from coffee, chewing your nails, tobacco, or extra sugar, you might take this as an opportunity to get clean. (It took traveling to Timbuktu to get me to finally quit smoking.) Or forget Dry July, and get into Abstaining April. If quitting is not for you right now, try taking up a new pastime, plant a few seeds, or volunteer for a political cause from home. A small amount of personal reinvention might be just the ticket to keeping your distracted brain occupied.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Surrender Control: \u003c/strong>You know what? It’s really, really hard to be on your own 24/7. So don’t beat yourself up for feeling at a loss. That feeling is totally normal, especially in this unprecedented and frankly terrifying moment. When navigating new terrain—whether it’s in the mountains, the jungle, or the furthest recesses of your own mind—it’s important to know that you can’t know what will happen next. We can only be in control of our own actions, so striving to make the best individual choices is how we contribute to the collective good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And above all, remembering that we’re all in this together is a good way to keep from feeling like you’re all alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Her (sometimes ironic) soundtracking choices are the only nods to the ongoing pandemic: Daniel Johnston’s “\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/lWQ0mNvoTJY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Happy Time\u003c/a>,” Norma Tanega’s “\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/gUuVeR1AzUA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Don’t Touch\u003c/a>,” Dead Moon’s “\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/QunPzFV41uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">It’s O.K.\u003c/a>” and Eartha Kitt’s “\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/8bCoPV6oA9g\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Monotonous\u003c/a>.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/B98Q6S4F0_r/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike many artists, McKeon still has access to her studio, a stand-alone shipping container where she could continue her \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13832552/lauren-mckeons-humanity-spectrum-welcomes-you-to-a-well-made-world\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">regular practice\u003c/a> (mostly sewn and cast sculptural works). But it feels like a weird time to be making objects, she says, and she wants to channel her energy and boredom into something more immediately communicative. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I need to connect with other humans,” she says. “I need to comment on how strange it is to see this unfold in this place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XPTiml-5S/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other Bay Area artists accustomed to making physical artworks are likewise shifting their attention to projects they can share online, since opportunities to gather together and share art in person won’t happen again until May at the earliest. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As an artist stuck inside, I started thinking about how I can make work,” says photographer \u003ca href=\"https://adamthorman.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Thorman\u003c/a>, whose previous bodies of work focus mostly on the Pacific Coast landscape. During the pandemic, Thorman is remotely maintaining a full-time teaching schedule at Danville’s Athenian School. Now, in the breaks between school periods, he walks or drives to friends’ homes, photographing them through their windows. These “\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/adamethor/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">social distancing\u003c/a>” portraits, as he calls them, result in slightly destabilizing mixtures of interior space and exterior reflection. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like a complex visual space,” he explains. Some of the windows are so reflective they look more like portraits of the outdoors his subjects can’t enjoy. In each image, the window trim or door frame is cropped out of the photograph, further confusing the viewer’s eye. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13877851\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/Adam-Thorman-Max-2020_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13877851\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/Adam-Thorman-Max-2020_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/Adam-Thorman-Max-2020_1200-160x128.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/Adam-Thorman-Max-2020_1200-800x640.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/Adam-Thorman-Max-2020_1200-768x614.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/Adam-Thorman-Max-2020_1200-1020x816.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Thorman, ‘Max, Piedmont, CA,’ 2020. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the artist)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thorman says the series, which he began posting to Instagram on March 20, has been the result of “a rush of creativity.” He says he’s had a higher than usual success rate of making good images because he gets to be in collaboration with his subjects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some projects you labor and labor over to make right for years,” he says, “but this just felt right from the start.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finding inspiration in limitations, whether with regards to time, materials or mobility, is a generative process familiar to many artists. But for \u003ca href=\"http://toshastimage.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tosha Stimage\u003c/a>, who just moved back to the Bay Area, those artistic limitations are heightened by the fact that she’s sheltering in place in a near-empty apartment. When she moved into her new place on March 15, she had just one suitcase with her; her boyfriend was due to drive the rest of their belongings up from Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/B-AuXawhICs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alone with just a few dishes, foodstuffs and clothes, she started making arrangements inspired by her study of ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement. She previously considered her arrangements and her art practice (which includes painting, installation and collage) as two completely separate things. “When you’re trained as an artist, that causes you to limit the way you think about what art can be,” Stimage says. “Why am I separating the parts of myself that I enjoy that inform the more formal parts of my work?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking back on the 50 or so sculptural arrangements she’s made in her new well-lit space, she says her mental state is visible in each delicate stack of balanced objects. “That arrangement looks like how I felt,” she says of each one. The series (sometimes she posts several images a day) is annotated by captions that explain her process, descriptions of emotions and notes of encouragement for others experiencing the pandemic in isolation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/B94zw_zBAsv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stimage had a show scheduled at San Francisco’s Guerrero Gallery for May, now postponed. But sharing these arrangements on Instagram has reminded her of the benefits of experiencing art outside of a more formalized context. “There’s a democratic vibe in digital social spaces like Instagram, but only in this moment have I felt like it’s \u003ci>actually\u003c/i> bringing people together,” she says. These arrangements, made in a domestic space with familiar, everyday materials, are about stripping away the aspects of art that may alienate people. Stimage sees the posts as a form of direct communication.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McKeon, similarly, has simple aims for her videos. “It feels good giving and receiving anything personal right now because we are experiencing this deep interconnected trauma,” she says. Even though she’s not normally a big sharer of her personal life on social media, she’s gotten over any potential discomfort: “If someone doesn’t like it, it’s so easy to keep scrolling.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thorman says seeing new artwork coming out of this moment is helping him cope. “I know a lot of people who feel like they don’t want to share work because we’re in this dark time, but I really feel the opposite,” he says. “The community part of making art is so important right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>In a clinical sense, the coronavirus causes respiratory illness, but it has also complicated matters of the heart—as if they weren’t complicated enough already.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the shelter-in-place ordinance, some of us are feeling woefully alone, and some of us have found creative ways to stay connected to distant lovers. And still others have suddenly found ourselves in high-stakes cohabitation situations that put relationships to the test: How much of one another can we \u003cem>really\u003c/em> handle?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wearing my most expensive pair of (inside) shoes and sipping a cosmopolitan (OK, green tea), I channeled my inner Carrie Bradshaw and asked my Twitter following, \u003ci>How’s your love life going during the pandemic?\u003c/i> DMs led to phone interviews, which led to tales that were titillating, heartrending and sometimes simply adorable. Here’s how we’re weathering love in the time of coronavirus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Note:\u003c/strong> Some names and details have been changed to protect respondents’ privacy.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13877555\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13877555\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/two-people-holding-hands-1101732-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/two-people-holding-hands-1101732-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/two-people-holding-hands-1101732-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/two-people-holding-hands-1101732-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/two-people-holding-hands-1101732-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/two-people-holding-hands-1101732.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelter-in-place orders aren’t stopping some couples from seeing each other. \u003ccite>(Albert Rafael)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>An Open Marriage on the Outs\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Julia, an Oakland resident in her 40s, began the process of separating from her husband last fall, though they still haven’t established separate living arrangements. Of the two decades they’ve spent together, nearly half of that time has been been in an open relationship—and while Julia is certain it’s over, she senses her ex thinks living in close quarters might bring them closer romantically.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Complicating things further is the fact that Julia’s been dealing with some COVID-19-like symptoms for weeks, so she’s been self-quarantining on the couch. “Since I’ve been sick it’s almost like living with a roommate, and trying to be respectful and grateful, so there’s that aspect of it,” she says. “We’re also still family even though we’re separating, and we still care for each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then there’s this other matter: For the last year and some change, Julia has also been involved in a relationship with her boyfriend. She and her ex typically have a don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy with regard to the other people they’re dating—and since she’s spending her days in the common area, keeping in touch with her boo has been tough. She’s used to seeing him two or three nights a week, but to avoid tensions at home, they’ve only talked on the phone and watched movies while chatting on Zoom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because of these circumstances, it makes [the living arrangement] more flammable,” she says. “It will bring bad blood and I’m not trying to do that right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13877557\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13877557\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/couple-eating-breakfast-on-the-bed-3575143-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/couple-eating-breakfast-on-the-bed-3575143-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/couple-eating-breakfast-on-the-bed-3575143-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/couple-eating-breakfast-on-the-bed-3575143-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/couple-eating-breakfast-on-the-bed-3575143-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/couple-eating-breakfast-on-the-bed-3575143-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cohabitation is going better than expected amid shelter-in-place for some couples who didn’t previously live together. \u003ccite>(Lamngakan Eka)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>When U-Hauling Goes Right\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A stereotype—inside joke, really—among queer women is that we’re apt to U-Haul, meaning get serious and move in together right away, likely with some horoscope sharing and emotional processing in the mix. Betsy swears that she and her new girlfriend didn’t do this on purpose—it just made the most sense for sheltering in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the orders came down, “We were like, ‘Oh shit, let’s prepare,’” she says, adding that the couple, dating since early February, was already spending a lot of time at her place anyway. “We started going to the grocery store.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Betsy, an Oakland marketing professional and artist in her 20s, says it’s been going wonderfully. She and her girlfriend cook their meals together and share chores, and there’s been plenty of time for deep conversations that wouldn’t normally come up this soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What are the wildest things you’ve ever done and when did that part of your life end? What are your past traumas? We’ve had all those kinds of conversations,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While she’s talking to me on the phone outside her house—I kid you not—she gets a flower delivery from her girlfriend, who is a few feet away indoors. Naturally, Betsy is smitten. This feels like a love that’s going to last.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is making us realize we could totally cohabitate in the future, it’s not a question at this point,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Grocery Workers in a Secret Romance\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Katie, a grocery store employee in her 30s, was single until she hit it off with a slightly younger coworker a few months ago. After exchanging numbers, they began to steal away together for beers after work, hoping the rest of the staff wouldn’t notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[The store] is like high school, gossip travels,” she says. “And much like high school, I’ve opted out of socializing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When shelter-in-place orders hit, Katie and her boyfriend became some of the front-line workers putting supplies on grocery store shelves. And even with the store practicing some crowd control measures, she says it’s still too packed for customers and workers to follow the six-foot distance rule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She worries that her employer is leaving workers like her vulnerable and exposed to infection—which is why she decided that breaking shelter-in-place rules to visit her boyfriend’s place isn’t really putting either of them at much greater risk than they’re undertaking already.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re all there touching the same stuff,” she says. “We’re all basically in one gigantic living room.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>FaceTime Dates with Strangers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Daniel, a single Oakland guy in his 30s, says dating apps have been bustling since shelter in place. Not knowing when they’ll meet in person isn’t stopping people from seeking connection on Zoom and FaceTime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve had maybe about four FaceTime dates and three of them have been whatever,” he says as he preps for a dinner date with a new lady. “The one I’m having right now I’d convert into a real thing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daniel and his new crush decided to cook the same meal together at their separate places—a veggie dish with lentils and turmeric—and virtually break bread through their screens. He’s coming up with other creative ideas for how to interact, like doing yoga together on Zoom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daniel says sexting has never been his preference, and that maybe if coronavirus testing becomes widely available, he’ll meet his girl in person. Of course, with the country’s medical system on overload, that may be wishful thinking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13877556\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13877556\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/greyscale-photo-of-man-using-laptop-computer-1181388-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/greyscale-photo-of-man-using-laptop-computer-1181388-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/greyscale-photo-of-man-using-laptop-computer-1181388-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/greyscale-photo-of-man-using-laptop-computer-1181388-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/greyscale-photo-of-man-using-laptop-computer-1181388-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/greyscale-photo-of-man-using-laptop-computer-1181388.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">New crushes, established couples and friends with benefits alike are turning to Zoom and FaceTime to maintain their connections. \u003ccite>(Christina Morillo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>New Etiquette for Friends with Benefits\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Susan, a freelancer in her 20s in New York, has a friend with benefits she sees a few times a month. Their relationship isn’t built on occasionally sending each other “U up?” texts—this guy is her actual friend. They’ve been checking in on each other and sending supportive messages as they shelter in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With both of them practicing social distancing, she wonders whether meeting up is safe enough to be worth the risk. “What’s the standard etiquette for a situation neither of us has come across before?” she wonders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though the two of them may refrain from seeing each other in person, she’s actually optimistic and excited about the prospect of some virtual sexy fun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s absolutely upsides to it,” she says. “I think a lot of people are into, even in the same room, mutual masturbation—that sort of thing. It’s a fetish for a lot of people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New Love with an Age Gap\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Things got serious quickly during shelter in place between Lydia, a Hayward educator in her 20s, and her boyfriend, Diego, who is more than two decades older. The two of them had been dating for six months when Bay Area residents were ordered to retreat into their homes, so the couple made the decision for Lydia to stay with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s propelled me into a different world and fast-tracked our relationship,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quickly, she found herself transitioning from the role of house guest to step-mom, helping with chores and also caring for Diego’s elementary school-aged daughter while he works from home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m taking care of a whole human who needs help all the time, needs you to cook, needs you to help her get in the shower,” she says, adding that there have been some tough household conversations about cleanliness and boundaries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On top of that, other family members who live in the house haven’t been exactly warm to Lydia. Nonetheless, Lydia says that with everyone stuck at home, they’ve been forced to make peace and accept one another’s presence. Even if they’re not the best of friends, they still have family breakfast every morning.\u003cbr>\n[aside postID='arts_13876781,arts_13877428,arts_13877448' label='Read more']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When Berkeley to San Jose Feels Like Long Distance\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lily is on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, working directly with doctors and nurses in hospitals, so she wasn’t able to quarantine with her boyfriend, who co-parents a young child with respiratory issues. She lives in Berkeley and he lives in San Jose; both are in their 30s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her voice wavers as she tells me that it’s been difficult for them to find ways to feel connected virtually. “I miss him so much and it just feels helpless,” she says. “When we first start talking it’s really nice, and as it goes on everything is a reminder that we’re not gonna be doing [anything in person] together anytime soon.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recently dug her ukulele out of her closet to record videos of herself singing songs to him. They’ve tuned into a live-streamed concert together. How intensely the couple misses each other, she says, has forced them to have serious conversations about their relationship and its future down the line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just feel like we better come out of this like, OK, let’s get married and make sure this never happens again,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Complicating things further is the fact that Julia’s been dealing with some COVID-19-like symptoms for weeks, so she’s been self-quarantining on the couch. “Since I’ve been sick it’s almost like living with a roommate, and trying to be respectful and grateful, so there’s that aspect of it,” she says. “We’re also still family even though we’re separating, and we still care for each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then there’s this other matter: For the last year and some change, Julia has also been involved in a relationship with her boyfriend. She and her ex typically have a don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy with regard to the other people they’re dating—and since she’s spending her days in the common area, keeping in touch with her boo has been tough. She’s used to seeing him two or three nights a week, but to avoid tensions at home, they’ve only talked on the phone and watched movies while chatting on Zoom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because of these circumstances, it makes [the living arrangement] more flammable,” she says. “It will bring bad blood and I’m not trying to do that right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13877557\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13877557\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/couple-eating-breakfast-on-the-bed-3575143-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/couple-eating-breakfast-on-the-bed-3575143-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/couple-eating-breakfast-on-the-bed-3575143-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/couple-eating-breakfast-on-the-bed-3575143-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/couple-eating-breakfast-on-the-bed-3575143-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/couple-eating-breakfast-on-the-bed-3575143-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cohabitation is going better than expected amid shelter-in-place for some couples who didn’t previously live together. \u003ccite>(Lamngakan Eka)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>When U-Hauling Goes Right\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A stereotype—inside joke, really—among queer women is that we’re apt to U-Haul, meaning get serious and move in together right away, likely with some horoscope sharing and emotional processing in the mix. Betsy swears that she and her new girlfriend didn’t do this on purpose—it just made the most sense for sheltering in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the orders came down, “We were like, ‘Oh shit, let’s prepare,’” she says, adding that the couple, dating since early February, was already spending a lot of time at her place anyway. “We started going to the grocery store.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Betsy, an Oakland marketing professional and artist in her 20s, says it’s been going wonderfully. She and her girlfriend cook their meals together and share chores, and there’s been plenty of time for deep conversations that wouldn’t normally come up this soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What are the wildest things you’ve ever done and when did that part of your life end? What are your past traumas? We’ve had all those kinds of conversations,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While she’s talking to me on the phone outside her house—I kid you not—she gets a flower delivery from her girlfriend, who is a few feet away indoors. Naturally, Betsy is smitten. This feels like a love that’s going to last.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is making us realize we could totally cohabitate in the future, it’s not a question at this point,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Grocery Workers in a Secret Romance\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Katie, a grocery store employee in her 30s, was single until she hit it off with a slightly younger coworker a few months ago. After exchanging numbers, they began to steal away together for beers after work, hoping the rest of the staff wouldn’t notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[The store] is like high school, gossip travels,” she says. “And much like high school, I’ve opted out of socializing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When shelter-in-place orders hit, Katie and her boyfriend became some of the front-line workers putting supplies on grocery store shelves. And even with the store practicing some crowd control measures, she says it’s still too packed for customers and workers to follow the six-foot distance rule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She worries that her employer is leaving workers like her vulnerable and exposed to infection—which is why she decided that breaking shelter-in-place rules to visit her boyfriend’s place isn’t really putting either of them at much greater risk than they’re undertaking already.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re all there touching the same stuff,” she says. “We’re all basically in one gigantic living room.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>FaceTime Dates with Strangers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Daniel, a single Oakland guy in his 30s, says dating apps have been bustling since shelter in place. Not knowing when they’ll meet in person isn’t stopping people from seeking connection on Zoom and FaceTime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve had maybe about four FaceTime dates and three of them have been whatever,” he says as he preps for a dinner date with a new lady. “The one I’m having right now I’d convert into a real thing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daniel and his new crush decided to cook the same meal together at their separate places—a veggie dish with lentils and turmeric—and virtually break bread through their screens. He’s coming up with other creative ideas for how to interact, like doing yoga together on Zoom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daniel says sexting has never been his preference, and that maybe if coronavirus testing becomes widely available, he’ll meet his girl in person. 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