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Baby, it's cold outside.
Mar 15
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Join my chat
A private space for us to converse and connect
Dec 6, 2022
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Commune Life (39)
The two men who dropped us off at the base of the commune decided they wanted to join us but failed to ask in all the many polite ways available…
Dec 6, 2022
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I'm terrified.
Jun 8, 2020
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Optimism and Pessimism (1)
Jun 8, 2020
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Everyone should ride on Greyhound at least once… (37)
Jan 5, 2022
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Planned (2)
Jun 9, 2020
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Better late than never (33)
May 7, 2021
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The break is over..
Thank you for your patience and kindness....
Sep 10, 2022
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(38) Meeting Karin.
Cuddles and I ran around downtown Tempe, Arizona, seemingly joined at the hip. He was my best friend and a connoisseur guide to this homeless world that…
Sep 10, 2022
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Everyone should ride on Greyhound at least once… (37)
The squatter life.
Jan 5, 2022
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(35) Searching For Family and Home With Cuddles
We’ve come to the part where I’m going to embarrass myself—a lot. There is, dear reader, no way around it. I promise you my writings aren’t about my…
Oct 13, 2021
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Took a break but coming back!
The hard thing about spilling your guts online is that it has an emotional toll. Nobody did or said anything that was upsetting, as a matter of fact…
Oct 12, 2021
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Joyriding with the gutter punks (34)
Towards the summer’s close, Ellyn went to the courthouse to get custody of me. She wanted to “keep” me. But could she? Being kept – really being wanted…
Jun 18, 2021
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Ellyn Davis
A reader/follower of my Twitter feed found Ellyn. I wasn’t able to find her because, well, I spelled her name incorrectly all of these years. Becky is…
May 13, 2021
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