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Hitchhiking with Jesus (40)
Baby, it's cold outside.
Mar 15
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Cyan Banister
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December 2022
Join my chat
A private space for us to converse and connect
Dec 6, 2022
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Cyan Banister
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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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September 2022
The break is over..
Thank you for your patience and kindness....
Sep 10, 2022
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Cyan Banister
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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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January 2022
Everyone should ride on Greyhound at least once… (37)
The squatter life.
Jan 5, 2022
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October 2021
(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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Cyan Banister
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June 2021
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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Cyan Banister
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May 2021
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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Better late than never (33)
I entered the Davis house with nothing but what was in my bag—the sum of all my possessions. I had neither toiletries nor underwear nor the simple sorts…
May 7, 2021
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April 2021
Asshole watch (32)
Josh and I saw each other every moment we could find. Crucially he had a car – a dark emerald green AMC Hornet, which had “FUCK AUTHORITY” spray-painted…
Apr 28, 2021
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