A Prayer for the Runaways: This is for the runaways The ones who walked out the door the final time And the ones stuck sweaty hand slipping off the doorknob Ears tuned into the sounds of sleeping parents upstairs To aunts cooking in the kitchen For the ones that know no one is listening For …
On Monday June 14th there is going to be a huge rally here in NYC to raise awareness about LGBTQ youth homelessness. I’ve endorsed the event on behalf of ‘Kicked Out’ and if you are in the area I can’t encourage you enough to attend. LGBTQ youth homelessness is an issue that our community has …
A year and a half ago I responded to an online call looking for people whose lives had been impacted by dogs, to be interviewed for a book titled “Every Dog Has A Gift.” Those of you, who know me, know that in a lot of ways dogs have defined my life especially my young …
On Saturday I headed up to Albany for the first annual Empire State Book Festival. I was excited because though I’ve attended and presented at lots of conferences I’ve never before participated in one focused exclusively on books. It was a good experience, but one also very very different from the sorts of spaces I’m …
Kicked Out: New York Release from Samantha Stark on Vimeo. Samantha Stark of Dirty Hands New York was at the NYC release for Kicked Out and has just put up a fantastic article & video that talks about the Kicked Out anthology including excerpts from my own story, as well as an interview conducted the …
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I’m still in awe of how incredible last night’s NYC release at of Kicked Out at The Center was. Those of you who plan events know that sometimes all the chaos ahead of time pays off and suddenly things flow seamlessly…. this was one of those nights. I can honestly say that there isn’t one …
Readings by Kicked Out Editor Sassafras Lowrey & Contributors Lucky Michaels, Ksen Pallegedara, Kestryl Cael, and Kay Barrett Friday March 19th 7pm @ The Center 208 West 13th Street Room 310
As a kid just the idea of Westminster meant a whole lot to me, so as you can imagine I was over the top thrilled when I was given the opportunity to get a press pass to the show and cover it for The Bark this year!!! My article about my experience going which talks …
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