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A lonely woman tried to buy friends among street people. Don’t miss Her poignant letter to one
Dear A., I admit I thought I could generate good feelings about me within others by sharing what I have. Surely they honor what I gave and allow me to hang out. No, it’s impossible to by affection, but people will act nice if they are, more or less, paid to do so. I confess…
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Depression to mania—a look at the writing of veteran from Hawaii’s streets
A glimpse into the thinking of a person known for emotional instability . This is where I belong. Beneath the freeway, loose dirt mingling with the exhaust fumes in a small field that belongs to the state. It doesn’t need caretaking as much as it needs someone present to keep the homeless from taking over.…
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Sometimes, you slide into defeat, sometimes you jump into the pit with both feet
I knew a guy named Dan. We were both from the same part of New York but we met here in Hawaii. I have always asked questions of people, trying to understand what I was missing that kept me from making friends. “What brings you to this place,” I had asked him. We shared a…
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Viral link about abandonment is a hoax–I would never tell you about a recent birthday
I can tell the truth because no one I know reads this blog. Besides, I don’t know very may people so chances are, I am protected from the effects of cringing honesty. Here goes–
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Hope, Not A Bottom
No drugs? Where’s the joy? I’ll have nothing left. Long term addict and streetwalker “Ivory,” six months before her death at age 48, doubting the wisdom of getting clean. If we are going to live with the relentless obsession about using drugs, if we are going to overcome screaming urges, we need a reason. Something…
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the first time a man punched me i knew THIS…
The first time I was punched squarely in the face by a man I thought THIS…words that have taken up permanent residence in my consciousness and belief system
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What’s worse than losing someone you can’t live without?
what’s worse than losing someone you can’t live without?
Hawaii Street Life-a Trusted Insider Tells All 