Brandon Connell
Charity
When Destiny Misses a Man
Apr 30th
An aging man sits on a bench at the bus stop. He sits carefully underneath the timed heater because it is chilly in the fall. His clothes are worn, and a little dirty. Sitting next to him is a paper bag with a glass bottle, a 40 ounce beer which is one of the few things keeping him warm.
This man sits alone because he cannot stand the company of optimistic people. As a child, he was made fun of. He rarely had a friend, and at one point was forced into an alternative schooling system for kids with behavioral problems More >
Let’s Help the Homeless and Stop Waiting for Government Fixes
Apr 15th
Homelessness is something that is shrugged off by many Americans. They don’t understand how bad it is until it happens to them. I was one of those people. I first became homeless when I was 13. My parents struggled to make ends meet, and we went from having a steady home to living in a tent with a propane heater and stove. I used to sit out on a lawn chair on clear nights contemplating suicide. That was at 13…
Later on in life, I was having some success. My music career was going strong, and I wrote and recorded a More >
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