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I lived in a homeless camp for two years while I rebuilt my classic Avion truck camper. Trouble did come through at times, but I value the time I spent with th
by oldmancoyote 10y ago
I lived in a homeless camp for two years while I rebuilt my classic Avion truck camper. Trouble did come through at times, but I value the time I spent with the people there. It can be a hard life some times. There, people had it particularly hard because of personality problems. That didn't mean they weren't trying to live as good a life as they could and be as good people as they could manage. I have thought of writing a book: "Live Among Heroes" because their lives were heroic struggles.
- pnathan 10y agoI'd read that book. Maybe put it into a blog form first, then edit to book taste? Homelessness in Seattle(in particular) is a very fraught topic, with many cherry picked examples for discussion when it comes up. It's certain that a wide range of behaviors from anti-social to pro-social have been observed, often depending on the specific camp. There's a certain lure of living in a tent in the woods, playing mountain man.