A reporter asked me how I got off the streets when I was a homeless kid. I said, "I got a job at McDonalds." He blurted, "that's embarrassing." No, it is not. Hard work is never embarrassing. What is embarrassing is how nowadays that wouldn't pay the rent.

I wrote a flash fiction about it, not too long ago. https://medium.com/@broadstreet/purple-eyeshadow-by-rene-denfield-a453106cf612

sorry, not fiction, meant a flash piece.

Wow! This tweet is getting shared. I love that because I am dedicated to helping the homeless. Here's a bit more if anyone is interested https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2019-11-01/butterfly-girl-rene-denfeld

If you want to read the novel inspired by my experiences as homeless child (Margaret Atwood praised it!) here is a link to one of my favorite indies, @Powells: https://www.powells.com/post/powells-picks-spotlight/powells-picks-spotlight-rene-denfelds-the-butterfly-girl