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ArtBy Patty Smith November 28, 2015
A Moment That Changed Me
When I first moved into my own place there was a curfew. I said to myself “I’ll just have to…
ArtBy Scott Lovell November 25, 2015
Giving Thanks
I am very thankful as a Street Sense vendor to meet all types of people This is one of my…
ArtBy Evelyn Nnam November 25, 2015
Thanksgiving Is Near
Oh Thanksgiving What a wonderful time of giving thanks for everything God has done. It’s that time when we have…
ArtBy Beverly Sutton November 25, 2015
Thanksgiving Past and Thanks for Friends Met While Selling Street Sense
A lot of past Thanksgivings I was living on the street. Each year I went to the So Other Might…
ArtBy Charles Davis November 25, 2015
Giving Thanks!
When I wake up in the morning, I always give thanks to God for another day, because every day is…
ArtBy Gwynette Smith November 25, 2015
Thanksgiving While Being Homeless
Being homeless is a difficult circumstance, but there are some bright periods though. During the holidays, a cheery “Happy Holidays”…
ArtBy Anthony Crawford November 25, 2015
It Doesn’t Take Much
It doesn’t take money all the time to help someone. Sometimes just a handshake or a smile. You never know…
ArtBy Elizabeth Bryant November 25, 2015
Through the Holidays
Hi this is Elizabeth Bryant, everything is not fine. I don’t have a perfect program, but God and the Holy…
ArtBy Sybil Taylor November 25, 2015
Sorrowful Thanksgiving
Just last year you were here with the family. Last Thanksgiving you were in the hospital for your operation. They…
ArtBy Chris Shaw November 18, 2015
Allen Toussaint: Overture of My Life
Very unexpectedly, the great composer, arranger and pianist so representative of New Orleans Culture has passed away- November 10th, in…
ArtBy Elizabeth Bryant November 17, 2015
Goodbye Old Friend
I recently saw my ex-boyfriend’s sponsor and learned that Joe Simpson (my ex) was dead. His sponsor couldn’t tell me…
ArtBy Daniel Johnson November 16, 2015
The Incomparable God!
Most people that don’t read the Bible think that God is just love. Man has always taken advantage of love,…
ArtBy Roberta Bear November 15, 2015
Dear God
Not everyone will have the heart you have. Not everyone will appreciate you and what you do for them. Sometimes…
ArtBy Barron Hall November 15, 2015
My Customers
I have been a Street Sense vendor for more than six years and the most important parts about my association…
ArtBy Gerald Anderson November 14, 2015
After Katrina: A Ten-Year Roller Coaster, Part 7
Previously: I stayed with my homegirl Connie in the two-bedroom apartment she got from FEMA. I‘d go out and hustle, often…
ArtBy Angie Whitehurst November 13, 2015
Beauty
Life’s beauty comes from the reflections of what is within my heart, woven in my soul, and etched in my…
ArtBy Gwynette Smith November 13, 2015
In the DNA
Many psychiatrists espouse the belief that it would be impossible for a person to be driven crazy. They maintain that…
ArtBy Robert Warren November 12, 2015
It’s Fundamental
To deny the truth. Can His worlds give you any more proof? Reading is fundamental. It strengthens you. It makes…
ArtBy Clarence Williams November 12, 2015
The Right Choice: Montgomery County
I made the right choice three and one-half years ago. I was homeless and staying at a shelter in Rockville,…
ArtBy Ricardo Meriedy November 10, 2015
Influence
I was influenced by street life. During the years when I was a teenager, I was influenced by people, places…
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