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February 2025

On Rapprochement and Homelessness
Rapprochement is a French word meaning, “an establishing or restoring of a close, harmonious or sympathetic relationship.”
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A Husky Checks Into...
A husky checked into the Heathman Hotel.
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Guitar Case
Elmer the husky and I cruised the neighborhood in the late morning on a dry weekday.
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Making Fire
Elmer and I cruised through the park on the path along the creek.
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The Starbucks Shakes
Two homeless men in their early 20s stood at the counter of a Starbucks.
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January 2025

Stocking Cap
Elmer the husky and I strolled around the park on a Monday afternoon.
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Eating Powdered Donuts on a Bicycle
Elmer the maniacal husky and I were returning from a madcap visit to the dog park.
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Miguel (Part 2)
During my stint volunteering at the street ministry, I worked a breakfast shift once a week.
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Miguel (Part 1)
A young homeless man dressed head to toe in black hunted through a bin of donated foot items in the lobby of the Milwaukie Public Library in Clackamas…
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Mark Movin' On Up!
Mark, charting member of the Old Crow Book Club, stood inside the grocery store and didn't see me.
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