“You lived in the city long?” “Eeeewwwww weee yes! Been here since 1951!” “Got any good stories from your time here?” “Oh yeah, one of my favorites is when I used to go see jazz and the Blackfoot club downtown. I seen Dave Brubeck, and Miles Davis…kinda. I got to the club and he came out on stage and just stood there with… Read More

Oh you know…just swaggin with Bart Simpson. Read More

If you need a singing telegram, Mr. B here will hook you up! (510)393-4010… Read More

I met Jen during the Lower Haight Art Walk. She’s a writer so instead of recounting our conversation I pulled this from her website: The days have become more frequent where I wish to push out into the world searching for my purpose. I exist in a realm that no longer believes in dreams and refuse to allow my fears-those of… Read More

I stopped this guy on Haight between Fillmore and Webster and asked, “You live in this neighborhood?” “Yep, for over 20 years.” “How has it changed over time?” “Well for one, 20 years ago you wouldn’t want to come on this side of Fillmore. It used to be rough…really rough. There’s that housing project down there on Webster that has slowly been pushed… Read More

“You talkin to me?”… Read More

“You look like someone who knows some things.” “Oh yeah, thank you.” “Do you have any advice for a large group of people?” “Never thought about anything like that.”… Read More

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“What’s your purpose?” “To help people. There are so many people in third world countries hungry and women who have been sold into the sex trade industry. I also want to inspire people through health and vegan cooking.” “And how are you going to do those things?” “Well, I’m in school for nutrition and I’m really excited about the future. Lately I’ve been… Read More

“You live in this neighborhood?” “Naw, I’m on vacation. I visiting from Alabama.” “What do you like to do in Alabama? What are you passionate about?” “I like to paint. Mostly portraits. Mostly women.” “Why women?” “Because they’re beautiful.”… Read More

If you give One your loveIf you give One your trustI promise you’ll find Jah way back My heart is so liftedby the presence of your touchI’m like a little girlI can’t help but blush It’s like 6th gradewhen you sat there at the busyou want to be togetherI remember, it was just us… Read More

“I really like your outfit.” “Thanks.” “What’s the symbol on your hat?” “It’s a double ankh twee. It’s a symbol of my faith of rebirth and resurrection. It’s from ancient Egypt.”… Read More

This is my pops. We talked and caught up. Graduation went off with a hitch. When I first walked over to greet the family my breath became shallow and I felt a little anxiety but I just took some deep breaths and all in all it was light and fun. We’re both just people ya know? Whatever I had been holding onto was… Read More

“How long you gonna be in town Pooh?” “Probably a couple more weeks.” “You renting your place out there?” “Yeah, there are good websites you can use to find someone to sublease your place while you go out of town. They have reviews of the people and their renting history, stuff like that so you know they’re trustworthy.” “That’s good…you wouldn’t want ‘Johnny… Read More

I was shopping with my mom when a woman came up to me and said, “Is your name Garry?” “Yes.” “I thought so, I went to high school with your father back in Waycross and I would recognize that face anywhere. Tell him I said hello.” Once she said that my chest tightened and I felt a little queasy in my stomach. My… Read More

“How long you been in Atlanta?” “I was born in Atlanta, I was a Grady baby. Used to go to summer camp in Fort Valley, GA with my sister Charlotte. I’ve been here pretty much my whole life besides when I was in Milwaukee with Billy.” “What’d you do in Milwaukee?” “I worked for the government. When they wanted to buy people’s property… Read More

I went to a Yin yoga class at Yoga Samadhi taught by this woman, Susan. Yin yoga focuses more on the feminine receptive aspect of yoga. You hold poses for a long time and receive the subtle vibrations of each posture. All throughout the class I couldn’t stop staring at Susan because there seemed to be a light coming out of her that… Read More

This is my oldest friend Matt. We became friends during 7th grade when we both were on the basketball team. My mom was a single parent and often had to work late. Matt would invite me over after practice so I didn’t have to wait at school by myself.  I was an only child but he’s like my older brother. I was his… Read More

“You’re beautiful. Can I take your picture?” “Here? Okay.” “Thanks, your features are so dark but you’re so bright. You’ve got your brown head dress, and your black hair, and your eyes…they almost seem black but there’s so much light coming from them.” “Yeah, it freaks some people out. One girl was like, ‘I can’t see your pupils because your eyes are so dark.’ I… Read More

“You look bright, what do you like to do?” “I make music.” “What kind?” “Christian music.”… Read More

“Hey, do you know where the shelter is?” “Yeah, I think you go to the end of this street and turn left and then it’s like 3 blocks down.” “Please…I’m hungry. I’m sick. Can you help out with anything?” “Here you go.” “I’m sick. I just got out of the hospital. I had brain cancer. They cut it out. See the side of… Read More

My mom and I drove up to the assisted living care facility and I was pleasantly surprised by how nice it was. It’s a multi leveled complex with lots of flowers, space and televisions. My mom explained that my grandmother has really good benefits and since she was a depression baby she saved and saved to be able to afford a place like… Read More

Happy Sunday everyone. I’m so grateful for your responses the other day when I asked what this project meant to you. We’ve created a sacred space where we hold space for each other to share our truths. We support each other to greater healing and understanding by bringing things to light. Here is my truth today.  I’m back in Atlanta now. I’ve come… Read More

“How’d you get to San Francisco?” “I’m just visiting. I love traveling. I gone to different places all over the world.” “What kind of plan do you make to do all that traveling?” “You just save enough money to buy a plane ticket to the next place and go.”… Read More