Kozmo, a long-time resident of the squat called Termite and Vine, describes the philosophy underneath his community’s “raccoon lifestyle” which is supported by the ideal of community yet founded on nihilism.
Why get your food out of dumpsters? Why place your life in such danger? An interview with two young women in their squat in New Orleans where they answer these questions.
In this new style of reporting in public, I feel free to expose my bias and my emotions in a way I’ve not indulged in other journalism.
Announcing a new way of doing journalism that brings the audience for the story along every step of the way.
The tragedy of the GutterPunks in New Orleans demonstrates the country’s lack of interest in how the decline of the middle class affects the next generation.
Trying to sell a magazine story has always been tough, but my efforts to sell GutterPunks brought a new kind of agony and, eventually, game-changing inspiration.