Category Archives: Homelessness

Life for the homeless

The Politics of Homelessness

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Admiral Nano

The New York Times, sect. A, p. 29 (December 16, 1993). More than a decade after our fellow citizens began bedding down on the sidewalks, their problems continue to seem so intractable that we have begun to do psychologically what … Continue reading →

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Wouldn’t Treat A Dog Like This

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Admiral Nano

Mother Teresa – “Suffering,” A Gift for God (1975). If sometimes our poor people have had to die of starvation, it is not that God didn’t care for them, but because you and I didn’t give, were not an instrument … Continue reading →

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Not Bad (or The Big Lie)

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Admiral Nano

Toni Cade Bambara – Black Women Writers at Work, ch. 2, by Claudia Tate (1983). My responsibility to myself, my neighbors, my family and the human family is to try to tell the truth. That ain’t easy. There are so … Continue reading →

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Chicago Navy Pier

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Admiral Nano

In memory of Louis ‘Pops’ Hoffman, a kind old man. In kindness many good things are found. Admiral Nano   Admiral Nano and Moses ‘Pops’ Thornton had gone downtown Chicago to Navy Pier. They were standing in line to get … Continue reading →

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Cultural Homelessness

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Admiral Nano

Except for the poverty, uncleanliness, hopelessness, depression, lack of intelligent discourse, subjugation of free will, surrender of personal independence, the forced acceptance of being ‘unworthy’, the smirk of the ‘worthy’ self-righteous, homelessness is not so bad. Admiral Nano “Keep, ancient … Continue reading →

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William Tell

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Admiral Nano

“Now that is good music” said The Roller Dennis while listening to music on his computer. He turned a bit toward Lawyer Joe as he made ready to roll another cigarette, or square. “What are you listening to?” he ask … Continue reading →

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The Last Roman

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Admiral Nano

You still shall tramp and tread on endless round of thought, to justify your action to yourselves, weaving a fiction which unravels as you weave, pacing forever in the hell of make-believe which never is belief. T.S. Elliot – Murder … Continue reading →

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My Kingdom For A Bed

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Admiral Nano

“To be shelterless and alone in the open country, hearing the wind moan and watching for day through the whole long weary night; to listen to the falling rain, and crouch for warmth beneath the lee of some old barn … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Homelessness

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Admiral Nano

‘When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.’ Shakespeare – The Merchant of Venice ‘Da Vinci’ Jack Jones, ‘Lord Aurelius’ Marcus Strong, and Admiral … Continue reading →

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To Sleep, Perchance To Dream

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Admiral Nano

  “Hidden in plain sight lie many treasures and answers not wanted or heard.” Admiral Nano of Omicron IV. Amongst the homeless that were at the Aurora Shelter that Admiral Nano had met and had some affinity for was Jack … Continue reading →

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