Sitting in the Stink

The shelter where I work received a large donation of school supplies for the kids living here, and this happy gem was found in a partially-used notebook.

Hopeless

From the magic newspaper box at 27th and Broadway. It looks like there’s supposed to be a photo of one of the angel dust dealer (didn’t angel dust disappear by the end of the 70s?) but, alas, we’ll never know who to look for. Sadly, the East Bay Express box has only had newspapers in … Continued

A Love Note

A group of friends and I were on our way to a “Jungle Fever” themed dance when we decided to ditch the dance for some Mexican food. As we were walking to the restaurant I came across this piece of paper on the floor. I’ve kept it in my dorm since.

Respectfully Homeless

I found this note stuck to the door of an unused garbage dumpster shed in the parking lot where I work. I had noticed someone must have been living in it a week or two before from empty liquor bottles strewn about. I guess they got caught and moved on. I never saw them once … Continued

Private: Captain

I purchased a copy of “Jim Henson’s Designs and Doodles” and found this note crammed in the front cover. The person to whom this note is addressed and myself have the same name.

Season’s Greetings

Some friends bought a house here in California last summer. We found this in the garage taped to a toilet seat!– among things left behind by the previous tenants. Enjoy

Take Me To The River

My friend lives in a complex frequented by homeless people as a short cut. Apparently they were using the semi-hidden porches in the parking lot area to poo in privacy. In an act of desperation this sign was put up, begging them to stop. I stole the sign; it wasn’t up for very long.

I Am The Victim

I found this note a couple of years ago in a waiting room at the end of the day, when I was working in a project giving advice to young homeless people. None of my co-workers recognized or could work out whose it was.

The Bible Hook Up

I found this on Haight St. It varies considerably from most signs which ask for money. I just can’t imagine that a lot of people carry around spare Bibles in San Francisco.