A reflection on groups where nobody feels “musical,” and how singing still happens anyway.
Music as a Shared Risk – Courage without applause
Explores singing as vulnerability — being heard, being seen, and staying anyway.
Small Project: StreetShelter — A Night Off the Streets
Homeless Support Initiative: — Social Work & Community Engagement Projects Overview: StreetShelter is a community-based initiative designed to offer people experiencing homelessness a safe and welcoming place to rest and recharge, treating shelter not just as a roof but as a place of dignity, belonging, and hope. Key Features: Mission: To provide rest, compassion, andContinue reading “Small Project: StreetShelter — A Night Off the Streets”
StreetShelter – A night off the street
StreetShelter was a small project shaped around a simple question: what does a person actually need for one safe night off the street? Focused on rest, dignity, and presence rather than programs or outcomes, the project explored what becomes possible when survival is paused, even briefly.
Chapter Forty Five: Working with Karen
Karen came to me because she wanted to make some money—but more than that, she wanted to build something with her hands. At the time, I was working as “Rustix.” Karen became “Bushstix.” Same spirit, different hands. She was already a craft woman. Her hands knew how to make things—fabric, wire, found objects, whatever wasContinue reading “Chapter Forty Five: Working with Karen”
