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On Dumpster Diving, Lars Eighner
On Dumpster Diving, Lars Eighner
New England Journal of Public Policy
Lars Eighner became homeless in 1988 after leaving a job he had held for ten years as an attendant at a state hospital in Austin, Texas. He lives in a small apartment in Austin and continues to scavenge. This article was originally published in the Fall 1990 issue of The Threepenny Review. Reprinted with permission.
This article originally appeared in a 1992 issue of the New England Journal of Public Policy (Volume 8, Issue 1): http://scholarworks.umb.edu/nejpp/vol8/iss1.
On Dumpster Diving, Lars Eighner
On Dumpster Diving, Lars Eighner
New England Journal of Public Policy
Lars Eighner became homeless in 1988 after leaving a job he had held for ten years as an attendant at a state hospital in Austin, Texas. He lives in a small apartment in Austin and continues to scavenge. This article was originally published in the Fall 1990 issue of The Threepenny Review. Reprinted with permission.
Homelessness, A. E. S.
Homelessness, A. E. S.
New England Journal of Public Policy
Personal story from A.E.S., a member of the Portland (Maine) Coalition for the Psychiatrically Disabled.
Streets Are For Nobody: Caroline, Melissa Shook
Streets Are For Nobody: Caroline, Melissa Shook
New England Journal of Public Policy
From an interview by Melissa Shook, July 7, 1988, Boston. Reprinted, with permission, from "Streets Are for Nobody: Homeless Women Speak," Boston Center for the Arts, 1991.
Diary, Susan M. Fowler
Diary, Susan M. Fowler
New England Journal of Public Policy
A personal story by Susan Fowler, a former resident of Fifty Washington Square, Newport, Rhode Island. She now lives in her own apartment in Newport with her two-year-old daughter and is "doing great." Her work has appeared in In the Heart of the City, a literary magazine produced by the residents of Fifty Washington Square.
Streets Are For Nobody: Awilda Cruz, Melissa Shook
Streets Are For Nobody: Awilda Cruz, Melissa Shook
New England Journal of Public Policy
From an interviewed by Melissa Shook, July 29, 1989, Shepherd House, Dorchester. Reprinted, with permission, from "Streets Are for Nobody: Homeless Women Speak, "Boston Center for the Arts, 1991.
My Name Is Edward, I Am An Alcoholic, Edward Baros
My Name Is Edward, I Am An Alcoholic, Edward Baros
New England Journal of Public Policy
A personal story by Edward Baros, a resident of Fifty Washington Square, Newport, Rhode Island. His work has appeared in In the Heart of the City, a literary magazine produced by the residents of Fifty Washington Square.
Triangulation In Monument Square, S. B.
Triangulation In Monument Square, S. B.
New England Journal of Public Policy
A personal story by S.B., a member of the Portland (Maine) Coalition for the Psychiatrically Disabled.
The Story Of My Life, Betty Reynolds
The Story Of My Life, Betty Reynolds
New England Journal of Public Policy
Betty Reynolds is a resident of Fifty Washington Square, Newport, Rhode Island. Her work has appeared in In the Heart of the City, a literary magazine produced by the residents of Fifty Washington Square. She loves "to write short stories and poems."
My Life, Thomas Newman
My Life, Thomas Newman
New England Journal of Public Policy
A personal story by Thomas Newman, a resident of Fifty Washington Square, Newport, Rhode Island. His work has appeared in In the Heart of the City, a literary magazine produced by the residents of Fifty Washington Square. He hopes to be a photographer.
Streets Are For Nobody: Marie, Melissa Shook
Streets Are For Nobody: Marie, Melissa Shook
New England Journal of Public Policy
From an interview by Melissa Shook, September 11, 1988, South End. Reprinted, with permission, from "Streets Are for Nobody: Homeless Women Speak," Boston Center for the Arts, 1991.
Streets Are For Nobody: Pat Gomes, Melissa Shook
Streets Are For Nobody: Pat Gomes, Melissa Shook
New England Journal of Public Policy
From an interview by Melissa Shook, July 2, 1990, Cambridge. Reprinted, with permission, from "Streets Are for Nobody: Homeless Women Speak," Boston Center for the Arts, 1991.
Streets Are For Nobody: Margaret Mullins, Melissa Shook
Streets Are For Nobody: Margaret Mullins, Melissa Shook
New England Journal of Public Policy
From an interview by Melissa Shook, February 1989, Long Island Shelter. Reprinted, with permission, from "Streets Are for Nobody: Homeless Women Speak, "Boston Center for the Arts, 1991.
Streets Are For Nobody: Marybeth, Melissa Shook
Streets Are For Nobody: Marybeth, Melissa Shook
New England Journal of Public Policy
From an interview by Melissa Shook, November 1988, Long Island Shelter. (No contact with Marybeth after she left the shelter.) Reprinted, with permission, from "Streets Are for Nobody: Homeless Women Speak, "Boston Center for the Arts, 1991.
Streets Are For Nobody: Mary, Melissa Shook
Streets Are For Nobody: Mary, Melissa Shook
New England Journal of Public Policy
From an interview by Melissa Shook, June 24, 1990, Castle Island, South Boston. Reprinted, with permission, from "Streets Are for Nobody: Homeless Women Speak," Boston Center for the Arts, 1991.
Streets Are For Nobody: Judy Silva, Melissa Shook
Streets Are For Nobody: Judy Silva, Melissa Shook
New England Journal of Public Policy
From an interview by Melissa Shook, April 24, 1990, Chelsea. Reprinted, with permission, from "Streets Are for Nobody: Homeless Women Speak," Boston Center for the Arts, 1991.