Surprise! You’re Homeless by Pirate Joe
There is a myth we are taught growing up: poverty can be prevented. This isn’t to say that there are steps and precautions that can limit the possibilities of this unfortunate event. An ounce of…
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Hollywood, Madison Avenue, Homelessness
by Christopher Homelessness. The very sound of the word conjures up images which define public attitudes toward us. To me, it almost sounds like poverty, privation, or want blended with the circumstance we all must…
Rivera
by John Curran I went in active first week of September. It was gonna be September October for Basic and I was at Fort Jackson S.C.. It was 1976. Basic, I knew, was gonna be…
Death and the Dispossessed
A Cash Lowe Mystery by Jeff Tydeman PART I: Death and the Dying Dog TODAY: Cash Lowe, Austin’s foremost homeless private eye, finds himself on the receiving end of a vicious attack! The worst part…
Bridging the Divide
Nearly every large city in Texas has a Church Under the Bridge. My Sundays at the one in Austin led me to a tattooed ex-biker, an unorthodox missionary, and a new understanding of homelessness. by…