Warning: What you are about to read is a true story. It is tough to read. A co-worker has lots of family that lived in New Orleans, including a husband and wife who both worked in a hospital.As Hurricane Katrina…
My People Left Me Next to a Dumpster
My people left me next to a dumpster. Why? I don’t know. It was scary. Did I do something wrong? I’d never been outside before. I missed my mom, my human people, the familiar rooms, and meals. Food for the…
An Apple for Me and the Bambino
Welcome to Pike Place Market, Seattle, where the word “merge” takes on whole new levels. The Market, and the surrounding area, is like a mini-United Nations, a common ground where cultures congregate and do commerce. Homeless people and low-income families…
An Honorable Burial for Wayne Geer
Wayne Geer died alone. A U. S. Army veteran who served a tour of duty in Korea, Geer had no fixed address. He was living in a Belleview, Florida hotel room and was found by the motel owner lying in…
Wild, Natural and Untamed
The Ichnetucknee River had a mind of its own, determined, focused, flowing at a fast clip, mysteriously drawn towards the Santa Fe River that then flows into the Gulf of Mexico. I don’t resist. Putting the paddle down on the…