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When my friend lost her children, she told me, “Most of the time, I feel nothing, but then sometimes, I’m just overwhelmed by the deepest sadness.” I feel the same way (but with presumably less pain) about going homeless. Most of the time, I don’t feel it. But when I feel it? I could not…

Homeless and Scammed

Maybe I’ll take a day off from reporting crime to write about my life. “What is the primary cause that led to you being homeless right now?” asks the intake worker. “I…um, I…” I hate it when people take a long time to answer a question. My throat clogs. “I was…well… my… my neighbors were…

Tenuous

What if this is the last month of my life that I’m housed? What if this is the last month of my life? What if I never see my daughter again? Hang in there, Sylvia, you say, It’s going to be alright. As if you would know. Have you ever walked in these shoes? I…

Hood

‘Do you ever see wild animals?’ Asks WordPress. Why, yes, as a matter of fact, I saw a mountain lion just a few weeks ago, within walking distance from home. Granted, a lot of people would not call seven miles walking distance, but, I walked there, so, it is. Do you ever have something that…