A year from homeless
It’s been almost a year now. We’d known the couple for several years. We used to eat breakfast with them on Saturdays now and again. Outside under the bridge. It…
Read moreJesus’ gloves
I love my purple gloves. I picked them out myself as a Christmas gift to me in 2013. They’re mittens and gloves at the same time, keeping me warm yet…
Read moreTo hear voices, listen
The professional caterer walks to our table next. He needs to fix a few pre-meal errors we’d made—face each knife in the right direction; put the napkins on the correct…
Read moreThe Needs of 3 Women
WOMAN # 1 “I just need a sleeping bag.” That’s what she told me last night. And maybe a cushion of some sort, any kind will do. I grabbed a…
Read moreThanksgiving volunteers
Around Thanksgiving and Christmas, nursing homes receive more visitors. Soup kitchens get more volunteers. Christmas charities collect more gifts. And that’s good. All good. Some people are once-a-year volunteers because…
Read moreThis stinks
I want to change seats. I had been trying to do a good thing, but on second thought, it’s too much for me. It’s the smell. I walk into Outdoor…
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