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holidays, consumed

by Emupdated on December 13, 2018December 13, 201814 Comments on holidays, consumed

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ― Charles Dickens — — happy holidays not to the man sheltered under the blue umbrella not to the woman cocooned in …

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the man with the calendar

by Emupdated on December 11, 2018December 11, 20189 Comments on the man with the calendar

“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers — there is a man on the corner of the inconspicuous alley and roaring street where the …

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Cart on the bus

by Emon September 7, 2018September 7, 201810 Comments on Cart on the bus

“To perceive is to suffer.” ― Aristotle — he sits, head bowed, next to his cart that contains all his life possessions   surrounded by people that are chained in their business-casual wardrobe and arbitrary …

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Ghost Town

by Emon July 25, 2018July 25, 201828 Comments on Ghost Town

“Vancouver is not always about craft beers and snowboarding.” – A wise remark from a fellow writer — I was on my way to a meeting, thrill was bubbling in my stomach. I got on …

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Who cares?

by Emupdated on July 16, 2018July 16, 201816 Comments on Who cares?

“You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.” ― Frank McCourt, Angela’s Ashes — It haunts my memory On his cardboard were two words: “Who cares?”   He …

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A bag filled with rejects

by Emon February 19, 2018February 19, 20186 Comments on A bag filled with rejects

“Home’s where you go when you run out of homes.” ― John le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy   It was the end of the workday My head weighed down by a hulking exhaustion I was …

Ramblings

Home(less)

by Emupdated on January 12, 2021December 1, 20176 Comments on Home(less)

  “The living men that I hate, The dead man that I loved, The craven man in his seat, The insolent unreproved” -W.B. Yeats, The Fisherman Through the smudged glass of the bus window, a …

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