you haven't lived
until you've been in a
flophouse
with nothing but one
...
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I like this unvarnished portrait of destitution. The lines ring true, from the unpleasant realities of sleeping in a room full of men with constitutions under attack from poor diets and substance abuse to the listless wanderings up and down the streets. Perfect.
I have been homeless for six months before reading this man and i love hime
Brings to mind Stephan Crane's The Men in the Storm and deftly evokes the same sinking despair for the marginalized, those who rot in cold lonliness.
It sounds like my experience at Seaton House...🤪