Homeless, living in a tent and employed: The changing face of homelessness

Re:Homeless, living in a tent and employed: The changing fac... by n00bdude on Saturday March 23, 2019 @04:32PM (#19472204)

I've lived on the streets of NYC since 2017 & been employed (min-wage job) but only do so in order to afford more free time to creative write.

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Re:Homeless, living in a tent and employed: The changing fac... by mxstbr on Saturday March 23, 2019 @04:34PM (#19472214)

That is fascinating, can you share more of your experience? How does living on the streets work, how did you end up in this situation?

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Re:Homeless, living in a tent and employed: The changing fac... by n00bdude on Saturday March 23, 2019 @04:40PM (#19472240)

It started w/ an Aladdin story & dream-chasing .. but to cut to it, @ present, I basically operate in / out of a storage unit.

The routine basically goes: Wake up, run / shower @ gym (some days, meditate in tanning booth), go to cafe & write for ~3-4 hours, Citi Bike to day-job, work it & once finished, go to sleep on soho-streets @ night.

I ended up in this situation because I put myself into it so as to be in New York City (publishing house Mecca)

I am from CA but going for it ;)

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Re:Homeless, living in a tent and employed: The changing fac... by thrden on Saturday March 23, 2019 @06:55PM (#19472782)

do you have any public writing? I'd be interested in reading what you've written.

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Re:Homeless, living in a tent and employed: The changing fac... by n00bdude on Saturday March 23, 2019 @09:09PM (#19473409)

Wow, that'd be 100% awesome ..

If you visit my site, https://blondyn.com , you will find Episode 1 of my Aladdin adaptation (Aladdin Exponential) for which I moved to the city.

Also, I recently self-published an NYC short story compilation (Lit Art: Vol.1 - LOL POP), which right now is free to read if you've Amazon Prime.

If you're interested in a fun & light read, I'd recommend the short stories.

Aladdin Exponential is a novel - a spin on Aladdin ~ the premise ~ instead of a Genie coming out of the Lamp, the Aladdin character gets pulled inside to discover a Whole New World .. adventure ensues.

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