Homeless in a City Buffeted by Plague
Boston’s most vulnerable citizens are experiencing a drastic reduction in places to eat, places to sit, places to use the bathroom, places to be safe, places to be.
by James Parker
May 05, 2020
4 minutes
Image above: Members of the Black Seed Writers Group, a once-a-week session for homeless writers in downtown Boston, photographed on April 7, 2020
the mall charging my phone and watching people walk by. They look like they don’t know what they’re doing or where they’re going. I’m not talking “going shopping” or “buying things”—I mean they don’t have a clue what’s going on. They all live in a big bubble that they think is going to protect them. But when the shit hits the fan they will be the first to run and hide, and the people living on the streets will be there
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