Well, everyone else is talking about it. Here I am trying to be extra diplomatic while still being interesting and truthful. The Slatearticle is derived from an interview that was repurposed into a first-person account; I didn’t actually pen those words (as anyone familiar with my writing will quickly glean), but did speak their meaning to the interviewer. Hope you enjoy.
- NPR: KUOW: The Friendly Bus Driver in Socially Distant Times (scroll down for my 11-minute segment; also check out Deputy GM Terry White‘s thoughts in the same link)
- Slate: Coronavirus Diaries: I’m a Bus Driver in Seattle, but No One’s Riding
- And, if you missed it, my own thoughts by way of a Bus Driver Appreciation Day post on drivers during the time of the virus.
Nathan Vass is an artist, filmmaker, photographer, and author by day, and a Metro bus driver by night, where his community-building work has been showcased on TED, NPR, The Seattle Times, KING 5 and landed him a spot on Seattle Magazine’s 2018 list of the 35 Most Influential People in Seattle. He has shown in over forty photography shows is also the director of nine films, six of which have shown at festivals, and one of which premiered at Henry Art Gallery. His book, The Lines That Make Us, is a Seattle bestseller and 2019 WA State Book Awards finalist.