I was very young when I started with Street Sense in 2004. I left when my health began to decline. I was not able to stand on a corner to sell my papers. I tried bringing a chair at the time, but that did not work out so well.
In recent years, I’ve tried selling again. And two weeks ago I started selling on New York and 14th Street NW. At first, because it was very close to the Potbelly there, I thought they would say, “No you cannot sell your papers here.”
To my surprise, when I went into the store to order my favorite sandwich (The Wreck), they encouraged me to keep selling there and to write this story. They really support Street Sense Media and the hard work vendors do.