Homeless Tales

Little Things

Kelly R — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:53:00 +0000

My second day at the shelter, a woman was brought into the dorm and left in the women’s lounge, much as I had been the day before. She shrunk into a corner of one of the sofas and wept. The day before, that had been me, crying until I fell asleep in front of the television. I [...]

Activities Of The Homeless

Kerry Echo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:23:34 +0000

Many of the homeless drink and smoke. I part company rather quickly with this category of person, homeless or not, because it makes for very sloppy living; and, to be honest, none of us is at liberty on this planet to destroy someone else’s air, nor is one at leisure to be addlepated in tough [...]

Lucky Me

Dan M — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:57:59 +0000

Hello all, my name is Dan, and this is my first article for Homeless Tales. I consider myself somewhat of an expert on the subject of homelessness, as it’s a ‘condition’ I picked up around 12 years of age that’s had a habit of rearing it’s ugly (and smelly) head every so often in my [...]

Near The End Of Life As We Know It

Kerry Echo — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:43:00 +0000

Life, as we know it, that is, in the way most people have structured their reality, begins with a place to live, usually a house, which becomes central. Everything else depends on that: owning a lawn mower, having pets, insurance policies, the dining room set, even having children. And it is difficult to imagine any [...]

My Only Concern

Jesse — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:10:45 +0000

I became homeless the day my father fucked me up my ass. I believe this. How can I not believe that? If a boy can be raped by his father and still believe he has a home then what does “home” really mean? So that happened when I was around 8 or so. It took a [...]

Lust Exhaustion Om

Jesse — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:09:52 +0000

I have, for a long time, focused on spiritual concerns. I remember meditating quite often when I was in High School and I also remember doing yoga at an even younger age. I have no idea what was the original inspiration for my interest in yoga? Perhaps my inherent divinity? Or a cool ad in some [...]

My Dharma and My Homelessness

Jesse — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:59:57 +0000

So I have been meditating twice a day, at the very least, for a month now and it has been life changing. I was inspired to do this after I met a fellow at a cafe and had a great discussion with him. We were sitting next to each other and just started talking, the [...]

Twitter’s Transatlantic Homeless Love Match

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:52:03 +0000

They say truth is stranger than fiction. We have already seen some remarkable events unfold on Twitter including international breaking news stories such as the Hudson river plane crash and a revolution in Moldova. Romance is nothing new either, there have already been a number of marriage proposals taking place in full public view on [...]

An American Crisis

Kelly R — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:53:38 +0000

Define homelessness. Can you? Is it only a situation of not having a home, or can it also be a situation where your housing arrangements are solvent and could change at any moment? You might have a roof over your head, but the way it feels to know that you have no security is almost [...]

Hope For Housing The ‘Unhoused’: Successful Programs Exist!

Rev Cynthia — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:21:15 +0000

Coming up with concrete solutions to ending homelessness would seem to be a worthwhile endeavor of our time here on “Homeless Tales/Street Voices.” To that end, I have come across a few signs of hope, which I would like to share with all of you. While reading through Time magazine’s recent list of 100 of [...]