March 26, 2000. Credit: Seattle Municipal Archives

March 26, 2000.

March 26, 2000. Seattle Municipal Archives

Hiding your big, concrete-crushing moment behind a haze of gray dust is super amateur, Bertha. Here’s how you do it:

Eli Sanders was The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won...