A short ramble

A couple of months ago I was contacted to write for a brand new street paper to be published here in Ft Worth. The paper's name is "The Journey". As it turns out the paper is similar in concept and goals as are street papers I've seen over the years in Chicago and Washington DC. The concept of the paper is simple, to publish news regarding homelessness and report on some of the things that are being done on an international, national, regional and local level. In addition, one of the goals of the paper is to provide a source of income for low income and homeless people by allowing them to become venders. They are very selective with who they will be allowing to be a vendor by interviewing each applicant who wishes to sell the paper.

Now from my side of the street, it turns out that they needed a local person to report on the happenings here on the streets in Ft Worth. With my unique perspective of the homeless condition and from reading this blog they decided to contact me and have asked me to write the "On the Street" section of the paper. Needless to say I was extremely honored and pleased by this development.

With that being said, this is not a paying job. In fact the only payment I really get out of all this is the satisfaction of knowing that my writing is getting more attention. That I may be actually doing something good. I probably will sell copies of the paper too. So for all of you who know me and wish to buy a copy of the paper from me just let me know and I thank you.

For those of you who may see someone selling the paper on a street corner or somewhere around town, please do buy a copy. You will be helping someone make a few dollars and possibly help them move a step closer to getting off the street.