I Became Homeless During The Pandemic

This is a familiar sight I won’t soon forget. Image courtesy of Jay Heike via Unsplash

It was March 15th.

It started like most days since COVID-19 had been announced. It wasn’t normal, but it was becoming “normal”.

I refreshed the news feed on my phone and prepared for the day. This meant making sure I had my hair tied back, refilling my personal sanitizer spray, anxiously awaiting the arrival of antibacterial soap (if Amazon had any in stock today), and…