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Cultural Homelessness
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
My Kingdom For A Bed
“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
The Evolution of Homelessness
‘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
Insanity Is Crazy
A black man mumbled to himself constantly, a conversation with no one but his alter ego. He was a schizophrenic. Not far away, another young man simply stood and stared at the staff member at the check-in desk. He was … Continue reading
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TB Nurses
“What is that for?” ask Nano, seeing some flimsy partitions go up at the end of the warehouse ‘veranda’. “The TB Nurses are here”. The Roller was his nickname, otherwise Dennis. Dennis and Lawyer Joe rolled cigarettes late at night … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse, Admiral, Affordable housing, Aurora, blood test, city of aurora, Discrimination, disease, Emergency shelter, heat stroke, Homeless, homeless people, Homeless shelter, Homelessness, hopelessness, Illinois, nano, organizations, Poor, Poverty, Shelter, TB, Tuberculosis, uneducated, unemployment
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The Warehouse
The metal bunk beds, three tall, with Nano on the middle, Lawyer Joe on bottom and the top bunk used for storage, shook as Lawyer moved below. Then a blue light popped on and Nano knew Lawyer was unable to … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse, Admiral, Affordable housing, Aurora, Christain, city of aurora, Emergency shelter, Homeless, homeless people, Homeless shelter, Homelessness, Illinois, library, nano, organizations, Poor, Poverty, Shelter, starving, uneducated, unemployment
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Trouble At McDonalds
Although Nano prefer The River’s Edge Cafe, which he usually just called the Cafe, there were times when it wasn’t open so he had to go elsewhere. The Cafe closed at mid-afternoon. That was too soon for Nano and some … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse, Admiral, Affordable housing, aliens, America, Aurora, Christain, city of aurora, Discrimination, Emergency shelter, heat stroke, Homeless, homeless people, Homeless shelter, Homelessness, hopeless, hopelessness, Illinois, illiterate, library, minority, nano, nanotech, NASA, organizations, planet, Poor, Poverty, Shelter, Space, uneducated, unemployment, United States
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Checking Into The Shelter
Nano sat at a picnic table in the shade of trees in front of the homeless shelter. It was a very hot day. Around him homeless people tried to escape the sweltering heat by sitting at the several tables or … Continue reading
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