henry's at the graduate hotel; berkeley, ca.; 2020 the signs hang undisturbed in windows all across america - "now hiring." and workers aren't biting, as i'm sure you've heard by now. with everyone from the united states chamber of commerce, your mom & pop restaurant owners, chain restaurant regional managers, ceo's and c-suite management types, … Continue reading out of the covoid – a brief from a retired american service worker.
berkeley, ca. rainbow; 24 march 2020. coworking at the house of ellington; 27 march 2020. city street; 23 march 2020. looking out; 26 march 2020. out yesterday - emilia's flowers gofundme; 27 march 2020. support my photography - on patreon.
berkeley, ca. scenes from the store; 18 march 2020. signs; 18 march 2020. support my photography - on patreon.
i realize it's a miracle that i've been able to live in the bay area as a blue collar artist hustling about $25k a year at my joe job waiting tables in a hotel restaurant. it's also a miracle i can take sick days and paid time off doing this kind of work, a benefit … Continue reading into the covoid – a brief from an american service worker.
tylershields.com i gotta say, shit's been gettin' me down lately. shit like this. and then another big 'fuck you' to us with this whole thing. plus this: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yB3n9fu-rM] to say i've been disheartened would be a fucking goddamn understatement. it just doesn't feel like america anymore. or at least the america i grew up … Continue reading a musing on hopelessness.