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In search of a shower (and dignity).

Nov 15, 2022

My father suffered from schizophrenia. When I was an impressionable thirteen-year-old he had a nervous breakdown and heard a calling from God to take off his clothes and walk down the street.

Mar 7

Dear Reader, Over the last couple years since we began publishing Speak Up Mag online, you’ve had the opportunity to read many dozens of stories written by people facing homelessness. Their pieces have been rich, funny, shocking, and surprising. Here are a few highlights:

Dec 1, 2022

Using Artificial Intelligence to bridge social and economic divides

Feb 24

Unmentionables Listen now | Episode 003 of Facing Homelessness. Essay by Renee Rop.

Feb 2

“I knew he was in a bad way, but I never had any idea it was this bad,” I thought to myself as I stood in dad’s house looking at the cardboard sign.

Jan 31

Staying Clean Listen now | Episode 002 of Facing Homelessness. Essay by Matt Hoffman.

Jan 24

Michael “Quill” Glass

Jan 20

My Two Lives Listen now | Episode 001. By Jennifer. Read by Peggi Knowe.

Jan 17

Alternate Title: A Clearly Complicated Conversation With a Crazy Cat at Culver's

Jan 9

I bought my first house at age 22. When the housing market crashed, I crashed with it.

Loyal Opposition

Dec 13, 2022

I used to wonder how people became homeless. This probably started because there was a lady in Charlotte who used to wander the streets in a bright…

Dec 7, 2022

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