And you still can hear me singin' to the people who don't listen
To the things that I am sayin', prayin' someone's gonna hear.
- Kris KristoffersonBlah blah blog. Does anybody read these things?
Conventional wisdom says I should have a blog, but that doesn’t mean I have to be conventional. Technically, this isn’t a blog. It’s a eclectic collection of opinion pieces I’ve written for The Unionnewspaper in Grass Valley, California, U.S.; InvisiblePeople.tv an international website supporting homeless people; and other publications. These are not necessarily in chronological order. Mortal Coil Shuffle - how we dieWhy I hate ‘the homeless’ - it’s not what you thinkChoose your groove - a commencement curseGive us shelter - the myth of affordable housing We Need ADUs Not Excuses - government inactionThe Myth of the Accidental Overdose - the real victims of the opioid crisisLived Experience - Invisible People: Autobiographical stories about being homeless published by InvisiblePeople.tv, a national, homeless advocacy website. We are changing the face of homelessness.Close encounter with a porcupine - or how to write on deadlineWrite to Be Read - look easy to read, be easy to readForgive Me Not - some things are unforgivableStop the steal of our flag - wrapping yourself in the American flag does not make you a patriotJan. 6, a day of infamy - Pearl Harbor, 9/11, Jan. 6Code Compliance cop-out - an investigative, advocative series exploring how Nevada County Code Compliance contributes to homelessness when county policy is to prevent homelessness; everybody has a right to seek shelter and everybody has a right to offer it: housing for the people by the people