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Trying to Do Right: Part 2

Being homeless is not an easy thing. Being homeless with federal probation on top of it is unbearable.

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Trying to Do Right: Part 1

Being homeless is not an easy thing. Being homeless with federal probation on top of it is unbearable.

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I have been molested, addicted, placed in a psychiatric hospital, abused by ex-boyfriends, abandoned by loved ones, lost my children to the state…

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Alfonso the STS Bus Driver

Alfonso is a good friend of mine. He's a special transportation bus driver. His job is picking up and dropping off the mentally and physically disabled…

Published on Ruth's Life • Jul 25

Life got really hard, and now I'm facing challenges I never expected. I never thought I'd end up homeless, but here I am, trying to survive on the…

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My Homelessness

It happened suddenly. And one day it ended.

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The Exquisite Beauty of Addiction, A True Story

It’s Friday and happy hour hot yoga has just ended. I am taking my sweaty body to pick up Bouquet #8 from The Wine Merchant. You see, a few months ago…

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