Tag: #StreetAngels

I’m Not Brave But I Know People Who Are

Posted on July 23, 2024 by

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Today, I stopped at Walgreen’s to get new pens. I found the ‘pen section’ but it was on top of inflatable swim toys. I looked around for someone to help, somebody who could bring a ladder over, and then I heard the yelling. At… Continue Reading “I’m Not Brave But I Know People Who Are”

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The Wildness of Hair

Posted on October 26, 2023 by

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A woman who had been living outside for a good while asked for help with her hair. The homeless outreach team from Street Angels knew her. They had brought her supplies and food for many months. But she had never talked about her hair… Continue Reading “The Wildness of Hair”

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I Know My Place

Posted on June 5, 2019 by

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On the bus last night, doing outreach to homeless people in our town, bundling up hot meals in plastic bags, forgetting sometimes to include a fork because I always make at least one error when I am doing this work, I loved my colleagues… Continue Reading “I Know My Place”

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What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment and what aims me toward hope. I write stories, essays, poems - whatever fits the day and the mood. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.

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