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“When I was a young man in prison here we had cows and chickens and gardens. We could work in these places. Produced all our own food. Milk, eggs, butter, meat, vegetables, fruits.
After two and a half years in secure housing, I have begun to blossom.
Now that public programs are being gutted, it is time for Nashville’s churches to step up.
I started creating zines by invitation of Stagger Press and The Contributor.
People wonder where I come up with this stuff. Well, you asked. It was March 2020. I had lost my job at Ollie’s Bargain Hunt. I had moved back to Nashville under dire circumstances from East Tennessee, which is another story, but I hadn’t had time to get on my feet yet or make any kind of money.
If we had spent as much on public transportation as we do on cars, we would have a system that rivals anywhere in the universe.
The Contributor newspaper means more to me than just having my own business — that in and of itself is huge.