(Author's note: What follows is a nine-part Christmas tale where I explore the idea of fiction as raising consciousness and prompting action on the homeless crisis.) Alongside a downtown avenue in the city of Coos Bay, Oregon...come look...on the day after Thanksgiving...at the Bradshaw Family Christmas Tree Village, going on its second century of selling Christmas trees, situated on a vacant lot near the Elks Club and the Steve Prefontaine mural with an immortal quote from the distance running legend, “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”
Silver and Golden Christmas Falls (Part 1)
Silver and Golden Christmas Falls (Part 1)
Silver and Golden Christmas Falls (Part 1)
(Author's note: What follows is a nine-part Christmas tale where I explore the idea of fiction as raising consciousness and prompting action on the homeless crisis.) Alongside a downtown avenue in the city of Coos Bay, Oregon...come look...on the day after Thanksgiving...at the Bradshaw Family Christmas Tree Village, going on its second century of selling Christmas trees, situated on a vacant lot near the Elks Club and the Steve Prefontaine mural with an immortal quote from the distance running legend, “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”