Most people don't realize that people with certain health conditions need to 1) be well enough to enter a store, and 2) need to judge the risk of entering to their health or life.
COVID spreaders have forced us out.
I wish I could drop into Powell's sometimes, but it's simply not worth it.
Shannon Knight
Today at @thesicktimes.org: We republished a great piece by @whoevenreads.bsky.social about bookstores promoting masking and COVID-19 consciousness! thesicktimes.org/2026/06/05/i...
The trajectory of COVID-19 awareness may not go exactly as many expect, and in the meantime, bookstores are one of the community spaces that can offer a transition point to a different possible future...
