Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from the Road

Hustle

"I tried!"

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Jen Deaderick
May 29, 2026
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I stopped by a housing office today and it was, as the kids say, triggering. It wasn’t for me. It was for a single mom I know who has a toddler and suddenly needs a new place to live.

It’s not like I didn't already know what they would say. Fill out these applications. Bring us these documents. Prove that you have income. Then we can put you on a list. …

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