Tuesday, September 20, 2016
The End Of The Thing
This will be my last posting on Homelessness, at least for now. It is getting me down. My mind is spending too much time on rags and tags and dirty places, on hunger, need and hopelessness. I would like, though, for you to see one of the Kansas City homeless places of a couple of years ago. It is...
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
At Home In Washington Square
"Last year, spring was nice, summer was grand, fall was pretty, but the coming winter nagged at the fringes of my mind. I took every opportunity to bask in the sun wherever and whenever I could find it, storing up that Vitamin D for when it would be withheld because of rain, ice and snow. "I was...
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Saturday, September 17, 2016
I Don't Go Down To The River
~ "Big Muddy" "Dark River" "The Mighty MO" "The Wide Missouri" The river winds its way, twisting and turning, dividing one state from another, cutting the city into North & South. It is spanned by bridges carrying traffic into and out of the downtown, the drivers never giving thought to the homeless...
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Friday, September 16, 2016
Part III - I Wasn't Always Homeless
~ ~ "Downsizing they call it. I knew it was coming, but I had no idea it would include me. In my mind, I was indispensable to the company. I had worked there for twenty years. I made good money, felt good about myself, had a pretty wife and a nice house, and I was an active church member. We spent...
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Thursday, September 15, 2016
Someone Lies Outside - Part II - Waterbug Quarters
~ "I realize I'm not painting a very attractive self portrait. In fact, I don't even like myself. How could anyone else want my company? The nearest thing that I have to a friend is Harold. "We met that day when I returned to find my van/home towed away. He helped me out by showing me the ropes to...
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