Will James
willjames.bsky.social
Will James
@willjames.bsky.social
Seattle journalist trying to understand many of the worst things

Currently making audio documentaries with KUOW

Podcasts:
Lost Patients (2024)
The Walk Home (2022)
Outsiders (2020)

Married to @sydbrownstone.bsky.social

https://www.will-james.work/
I met Jayden last year in the open-air fentanyl market near 12th and Jackson in Seattle.

He’s in his early 20s and grew up in foster care in Yakima County. He told me about how the constant threat of fentanyl withdrawal drives illegal commerce on the corner.
April 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
In Seattle, you can pass by corners where dozens of people are buying and selling fentanyl and stolen goods out in the open.

I asked an outreach worker what we’re seeing. His answer may be the most articulate description I’ve ever heard of the pockets of poverty/disorder on display in cities:
April 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM