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    • 35 Ratings
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    'I used to be You'

    MAY 13, 2012 7:40AM

    By Mission


    Topics: prose poem, 99%, homeless, long term unemployed, venting, ranting...

    • 0 Ratings
    • 104 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Coffee Talk

    MAY 4, 2012 9:21AM

    By Urban Marauder


    Topics: homeless, frank parker, flavor flav, art world, troy cafe, wyatt earp, frangs, cappuccino, espresso, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 788 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Prejudice Kills a Homeless Woman

    APRIL 21, 2012 8:01PM

    By Piper Hoffman


    Topics: civil rights, health, health care, poverty, homeless

    • 0 Ratings
    • 78 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Short Story: "One Final Indignity" (2nd in a Series)

    APRIL 11, 2012 1:13PM

    By P. Orin Zack


    Topics: support network, single woman, gender discrimination, ywca india, sex discrimination, writing, homeless, shelter, discrimination, fiction, short story

    • 0 Ratings
    • 75 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    The Ethical Planetarian

    APRIL 11, 2012 11:55AM

    By Amaterasu Solar


    Topics: open call, occupy, nwo, action, philosophy, overunity, power, solution, planet, weird, big brother, zeitgeist, world news, world, war, tyranny, technology, sustainable agriculture, sustainability, space, society, slavery, ron paul, random, protest, privacy rights, political, pollution, politica, physics, peace, organic farming, oil, not news, news and politics, news, national news, national security, meltdown, markets, legal, justice, jobs, infrastructure, information, internet, hypocrisy, humanitarian, humanity, human rights, homeless, history, health care reform, happiness, globalization, global, global warming, freedom of speech, future, food sovereignty, financial crisis, financial, finance, federal reserve, farming, government, entropy, awareness, ecology, freedom, energy, governance, homeland security, activism, business, food, law, science, economy, health, earth and science, tech, petition

    • 0 Ratings
    • 59 Views
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    The End of the Housing Crisis in 2012

    APRIL 9, 2012 8:03AM

    By Rosalind Gnatt


    Topics: economy, business, homeless, real estate, banking, foreclosures

    • 0 Ratings
    • 154 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    The End of Entropy:

    APRIL 4, 2012 10:01PM

    By Amaterasu Solar


    Topics: occupy, nwo, action, philosophy, overunity, power, solution, planet, weird, big brother, zeitgeist, world news, world, war, tyranny, technology, sustainable agriculture, sustainability, space, society, slavery, ron paul, random, protest, privacy rights, political, pollution, politica, physics, peace, organic farming, oil, not news, news and politics, news, national news, national security, meltdown, markets, legal, justice, jobs, infrastructure, information, internet, hypocrisy, humanitarian, humanity, human rights, homeless, history, health care reform, happiness, globalization, global, global warming, freedom of speech, future, food sovereignty, financial crisis, financial, finance, federal reserve, farming, government, entropy, awareness, ecology, freedom, energy, governance, homeland security, activism, business, food, law, science, economy, health, earth and science, tech, petition

    • 0 Ratings
    • 88 Views
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    Money is Not Needed in Energy Abundance

    APRIL 4, 2012 8:37PM

    By Amaterasu Solar


    Topics: entropy, government, farming, federal reserve, finance, financial, financial crisis, food sovereignty, future, freedom of speech, global warming, global, globalization, happiness, health care reform, history, homeless, human rights, humanity, humanitarian, hypocrisy, internet, information, infrastructure, jobs, justice, legal, markets, meltdown, national security, national news, news, news and politics, not news, oil, organic farming, peace, physics, politica, pollution, political, privacy rights, protest, random, ron paul, slavery, society, space, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, technology, tyranny, war, world, world news, zeitgeist, big brother, weird, planet, solution, power, overunity, philosophy, action, nwo, occupy, petition, tech, earth and science, health, economy, science, law, food, business, activism, homeland security, governance, energy, freedom, ecology, awareness

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 601 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Homeless by Choice: Breakfast with the Road Kids

    APRIL 3, 2012 11:41PM

    By 500words


    Topics: vagrants, road kids, travelers, homeless, family, young people, on the road

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 1601 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Occupy SF Takes Over Abandoned Building On April Fools Day

    APRIL 2, 2012 11:43AM

    By Kevin Army


    Topics: politics, building occupation, building takeover, occupiers, jesus, faith, churches, homelessness, homeless, black bloc, that bus rocks!, occupy oakland, a1, san francisco commune, sf commune, occupy san francisco, occupy sf, ows, breaking news, occupy, occupy america, open+call, news, belief/religion, economy

    • 5 Ratings
    • 426 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS

    MARCH 29, 2012 9:11PM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: procrastination, self-will, relapse, recovery, support, death, family, loss, mother, mom, philadelphia, arvs, san francisco, begining, new start, life, booze, alcohol, drugs, recovery, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, 12-steps, recovery, crystal meth, crystal methamphetamine, meth, drugs, alcohol, booze, addiction, fear, panhandlers, homeless, hate, kindness, chocolate, project open hand, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, family, belief/religion, crimes, gi bill, college, school, don't ask don't tell, discharge, navy, military, belief/religion, family, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, project open hand, chocolate, kindness, hate, homeless, panhandlers, fear, addiction, booze, alcohol, drugs, meth, crystal methamphetamine, crystal meth, recovery, 12-steps, drunk, crystal meth, meth, crystal, bars, nightlife, drinks, choices, hiv, aids, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, booze, relapse, recovery, writing

    • 5 Ratings
    • 356 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    IF A WRITER, WRITE

    MARCH 25, 2012 9:02PM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: writing, recovery, relapse, booze, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, aids, hiv, choices, drinks, nightlife, bars, crystal, meth, crystal meth, drunk, 12-steps, recovery, crystal meth, crystal methamphetamine, meth, drugs, alcohol, booze, addiction, fear, panhandlers, homeless, hate, kindness, chocolate, project open hand, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, family, belief/religion, military, navy, discharge, don't ask don't tell, school, college, gi bill, crimes, belief/religion, family, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, project open hand, chocolate, kindness, hate, homeless, panhandlers, fear, addiction, booze, alcohol, drugs, meth, crystal methamphetamine, crystal meth, recovery, 12-steps, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, recovery, drugs, alcohol, booze, life, new start, begining, san francisco, arvs, philadelphia, mom, mother, loss, family, death, support, recovery, relapse, self-will, procrastination

    • 32 Ratings
    • 1026 Views
    • 65 Comments
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    America's Cities Wage War on the Homeless

    MARCH 23, 2012 12:03PM

    By Rw005g


    Topics: homelessness, pretext, bloomberg, nutter, new york city, nyc, philly, philadelphia, occupy, occupy wall street, occupy philadelphia, pretextural, class warfare, 99%, occupy wall street, homeless

    • 4 Ratings
    • 350 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    CIRQUE du NO WAY - NO MORE

    MARCH 13, 2012 2:27AM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: driving, anger, help, 911, procrastination, self-will, relapse, recovery, support, death, family, loss, mother, mom, philadelphia, arvs, san francisco, begining, new start, life, booze, alcohol, drugs, recovery, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, 12-steps, recovery, crystal meth, crystal methamphetamine, meth, drugs, alcohol, booze, addiction, fear, panhandlers, homeless, hate, kindness, chocolate, project open hand, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, family, belief/religion, crimes, gi bill, college, school, don't ask don't tell, discharge, navy, military, belief/religion, family, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, project open hand, chocolate, kindness, hate, homeless, panhandlers, fear, addiction, booze, alcohol, drugs, meth, crystal methamphetamine, crystal meth, recovery, 12-steps, drunk, crystal meth, meth, crystal, bars, nightlife, drinks, choices, hiv, aids, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, booze, relapse, recovery, writing, sex, love, dating, disabilities, cirque du soleil, resentment

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 953 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    A DRIVING ISSUE

    MARCH 8, 2012 6:18PM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: disabilities, dating, love, sex, writing, recovery, relapse, booze, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, aids, hiv, choices, drinks, nightlife, bars, crystal, meth, crystal meth, drunk, 12-steps, recovery, crystal meth, crystal methamphetamine, meth, drugs, alcohol, booze, addiction, fear, panhandlers, homeless, hate, kindness, chocolate, project open hand, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, family, belief/religion, military, navy, discharge, don't ask don't tell, school, college, gi bill, crimes, belief/religion, family, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, project open hand, chocolate, kindness, hate, homeless, panhandlers, fear, addiction, booze, alcohol, drugs, meth, crystal methamphetamine, crystal meth, recovery, 12-steps, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, recovery, drugs, alcohol, booze, life, new start, begining, san francisco, arvs, philadelphia, mom, mother, loss, family, death, support, recovery, relapse, self-will, procrastination, 911, help, anger, driving

    • 8 Ratings
    • 434 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Please Give

    FEBRUARY 25, 2012 4:57PM

    By Victoria Carlson


    Topics: economy, homeless, poor, hungry, unemployment, charity, gas prices

    • 1 Ratings
    • 225 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    MY ABILITIES

    FEBRUARY 21, 2012 8:59PM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: anger, help, 911, procrastination, self-will, relapse, recovery, support, death, family, loss, mother, mom, philadelphia, arvs, san francisco, begining, new start, life, booze, alcohol, drugs, recovery, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, 12-steps, recovery, crystal meth, crystal methamphetamine, meth, drugs, alcohol, booze, addiction, fear, panhandlers, homeless, hate, kindness, chocolate, project open hand, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, family, belief/religion, crimes, gi bill, college, school, don't ask don't tell, discharge, navy, military, belief/religion, family, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, project open hand, chocolate, kindness, hate, homeless, panhandlers, fear, addiction, booze, alcohol, drugs, meth, crystal methamphetamine, crystal meth, recovery, 12-steps, drunk, crystal meth, meth, crystal, bars, nightlife, drinks, choices, hiv, aids, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, booze, relapse, recovery, writing, sex, love, dating, disabilities

    • 0 Ratings
    • 193 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    INVOLVEMENT

    FEBRUARY 17, 2012 4:44AM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: dating, love, sex, writing, recovery, relapse, booze, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, aids, hiv, choices, drinks, nightlife, bars, crystal, meth, crystal meth, drunk, 12-steps, recovery, crystal meth, crystal methamphetamine, meth, drugs, alcohol, booze, addiction, fear, panhandlers, homeless, hate, kindness, chocolate, project open hand, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, family, belief/religion, military, navy, discharge, don't ask don't tell, school, college, gi bill, crimes, belief/religion, family, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, project open hand, chocolate, kindness, hate, homeless, panhandlers, fear, addiction, booze, alcohol, drugs, meth, crystal methamphetamine, crystal meth, recovery, 12-steps, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, recovery, drugs, alcohol, booze, life, new start, begining, san francisco, arvs, philadelphia, mom, mother, loss, family, death, support, recovery, relapse, self-will, procrastination, 911, help, anger

    • 3 Ratings
    • 369 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    I'M A HOTTIE!

    FEBRUARY 14, 2012 1:30AM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: procrastination, self-will, relapse, recovery, support, death, family, loss, mother, mom, philadelphia, arvs, san francisco, begining, new start, life, booze, alcohol, drugs, recovery, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, 12-steps, recovery, crystal meth, crystal methamphetamine, meth, drugs, alcohol, booze, addiction, fear, panhandlers, homeless, hate, kindness, chocolate, project open hand, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, family, belief/religion, crimes, gi bill, college, school, don't ask don't tell, discharge, navy, military, belief/religion, family, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, project open hand, chocolate, kindness, hate, homeless, panhandlers, fear, addiction, booze, alcohol, drugs, meth, crystal methamphetamine, crystal meth, recovery, 12-steps, drunk, crystal meth, meth, crystal, bars, nightlife, drinks, choices, hiv, aids, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, booze, relapse, recovery, writing, sex, love, dating

    • 4 Ratings
    • 265 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    What does it mean to be "poked" on Facebook?

    FEBRUARY 7, 2012 3:50AM

    By Linda Petrusi


    Topics: open+call, open call, education, homeless, freedom, religion, relationships, online dating

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