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ArtBy Ronald Dudley October 23, 2015
Food For Thought
Look me in my eyes I just wanna say thanks Not for the money, But for the food and the…
ArtBy Cleo October 23, 2015
The Right Day
I feel the need to write about my rush to get to this writing class. I have tried several times;…
ArtBy Charles Davis October 23, 2015
Save Our Waters, Please!
I know that we have a problem with our water situation. Some people today really need that drinking water, just…
ArtBy Beverly Sutton October 23, 2015
Too Good for Words
I had to go to the Social Security Administration (SSA) last month for my photo ID and Social Security card….
ArtBy Andre Brinson October 23, 2015
Winter is Fast Approaching
Winter is approaching fast, as I am keenly aware from being homeless for six years. Winter is very hard for…
ArtBy Phillip Black October 23, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something: Fighters ignore authority
On Oct. 8, on the Orange Line, two young girls were fighting. As someone tried to break them up, one…
ArtBy Scott Lovell October 23, 2015
Never Give Up
October 25th, 1982 is a day I will never forget. On this day, I was hit by two cars. This…
ArtBy Lester L. Benjamin October 23, 2015
Dear Customers
I truly appreciate each and everything that you amazing people do for me. There are no words that can express…
ArtBy Betty Everett October 23, 2015
Hey Y’all
By The Beautiful One from N. Carolina How was your Labor Day vacation? OK I hope. Fall is here and…
ArtBy Roberta Bear October 23, 2015
I am Stronger
I am a strong women. I don’t sit around feeling sorry for myself. Nor do I let people mistreat me….
ArtBy Patty Smith October 23, 2015
Happy Halloween
Jessica and I went out last year for Halloween. We had gotten ready. I had painted my face all sorts…
ArtBy Jackie Turner October 23, 2015
Helpless in Southeast
It is a shame you can’t go outside, or open a window without getting a contact high. I am sixty-two…
ArtBy Angie Whitehurst October 22, 2015
Please Expand the Wonderful Market Vouchers
On Saturdays there is a farmer’s food market at 14th and Colorado Avenue, NW. On a recent Saturday, I visited…
ArtBy Henrieese Roberts October 22, 2015
Such Joyful Shots!
A few weeks ago, while I was volunteering at a session for the United States Conference on AIDS, I snapped…
ArtBy Debora Brantley October 21, 2015
Life in the Park
The park was small, about 100 by 300 feet. It was triangular. A man and a woman in love were…
ArtBy Michael Craig October 21, 2015
Misperceptions
There’s a pit bull in an alley with a butterfly on his nose and a dove on his back. A…
ArtBy Gerald Anderson October 21, 2015
After Katrina: A Ten-Year Roller Coaster, Part 6
Previously: After 400 of us being evacuated from New Orleans in a Delta plane and stayin’ in the Armory, they…
ArtBy Ricardo Meriedy October 21, 2015
The Changing in D.C.
My name is Ricardo Meriedy. I have lived here for 55 years. When I was a teenager, I couldn’t have…
ArtBy Robert Warren October 21, 2015
The Hard Life
The hard life was just a thought that man had taught: Why well-meaning people gather for what they knew they…
ArtBy Gwynette Smith October 21, 2015
Homelessness: My Story
Homelessness can be an experience that raises questions about what else a person could have been instead of homeless. I…
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