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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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Someone Lies Outside
The plight of the homeless is dire with a never-ending struggle to survive and a growing population that, beneath it all, are only human like you and I. Written in the words of a homeless man. Part I - Signs Of A Troubled Soul ~ "They look at me funny. They're all the same." He pulled the brown...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
HOMELESS
"Right now nearly 1,700 people in the Kansas City Metro are homeless, including 400 children..." ~ Homeless Services Coalition of Greater Kansas City (HSCGKC) Today, September 13, 2016, is Project Homeless Connect KC which is a day of special effort, with many volunteers, to connect homeless people...
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