Thank you so much. It was an odd story to write--it just sort of poured out of my head--all these little bits and concepts and images I'd stored up for years finally coming together.
I'll say I'm experienced with the homeless only in that way that dwellers of certain neighborhoods of big cities are. We (hubby and I) lived for a while in an island of high-end apartments at the edge of Dallas' club district, where night-spots butt up against some of the most impoverished neighborhoods. So we met a lot of people in different stages of homelessness and it was certainly a learning experience. I carried breakfast bars in my car to give out instead of money when people told me they were hungry.
Hopefully I'll be back writing soon. The baby is almost to the stage where she can play at Chick-fil-A by herself while I write a little, and I'm planning on abusing the gym's daycare by having them babysit while I get a little writing done each day.
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Date: 2010-10-06 08:16 pm (UTC)I'll say I'm experienced with the homeless only in that way that dwellers of certain neighborhoods of big cities are. We (hubby and I) lived for a while in an island of high-end apartments at the edge of Dallas' club district, where night-spots butt up against some of the most impoverished neighborhoods. So we met a lot of people in different stages of homelessness and it was certainly a learning experience. I carried breakfast bars in my car to give out instead of money when people told me they were hungry.
Hopefully I'll be back writing soon. The baby is almost to the stage where she can play at Chick-fil-A by herself while I write a little, and I'm planning on abusing the gym's daycare by having them babysit while I get a little writing done each day.