From the Front: Homeless in America

04/13/2024

This is the final post from the front: after nearly a year of homelessness, Phoenix will be moving in to an apartment of her own on May 1st. She’s grateful for everyone who’s been there for her on this journey. Thanks for listening!

Phoenixsong Stellamaris, 71, never imagined she would be living in her car. But due to some bad luck, that's how she's been surviving in the Pacific Northwest since June 1, 2023.

Homeless, not hopeless.



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This is the final post from the front: after nearly a year of homelessness, Phoenix will be moving in to an apartment of her own on May 1st. She’s grateful f...

04/06/2024

It won't be for much longer, but Phoenix is still living in her car while she waits for her apartment to become available. In this episode she talks about one of the most dehumanizing indignities that's part of the homeless experience in this cruel capitalist society.

The cruelty of capitalism is enraging and disgusting. Public restrooms are almost non-existant, so when nature calls, many homeless people have no choice but...

03/30/2024

The end of her ordeal is finally in sight, but for now Phoenix is still living in her car. This episode talks about a recent incidence of casual cruelty which Phoenix found breathtaking. Would you have acted differently than these “good Christian women” at the Senior Center?

These short recordings are Phoenix’s way of documenting and sharing her homeless experience. Episodes are published once a week, sequentially, not as they happen. By the time any recording is published, any events mentioned will have already happened, but the emotional content is timeless.

Phoenixsong Stellamaris, 71, never imagined she would be living in her car. But due to some bad luck, that's how she's been surviving in the Pacific Northwest since June 1, 2023.

Homeless, not hopeless.



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The end of her ordeal is finally in sight, but for now Phoenix is still living in her car. This episode talks about a recent incidence of casual cruelty whic...

03/23/2024

Just before she was about to leave the hotel to go back to sleeping in her car, Phoenix's car was broken into again, and this time they broke a window, ripped out ashtrays and really trashed it. Repairs will be costly and take some time. The most demoralizing thing about Phoenix's homeless experience is her feeling that she's become invisible to people she thought cared, and she's never felt more alone in all her life.

These short recordings are Phoenix’s way of documenting and sharing her homeless experience. Episodes are published once a week, sequentially, not as they happen. By the time any recording is published, any events mentioned will have already happened, but the emotional content is timeless.

Phoenixsong Stellamaris, 71, never imagined she would be living in her car. But due to some bad luck, that's how she's been surviving in the Pacific Northwest since June 1, 2023.

Homeless, not hopeless.



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Phoenix's car was broken into again, and this time they broke a window, ripped out ashtrays and really trashed it. Repairs will be costly and take some time....

03/16/2024

Phoenix recorded this as her brief hotel stay was coming to an end in February, after all the plans that were giving her hope for building a new life came crashing down. With little tolerance left for living in her car, she speaks painful truth about the struggle to not let fear and self-loathing pull her under.

These short recordings are Phoenix’s way of documenting and sharing her homeless experience. Episodes are published once a week, sequentially, not as they happen. By the time any recording is published, any events mentioned will have already happened, but the emotional content is timeless.

Phoenixsong Stellamaris, 71, never imagined she would be living in her car. But due to some bad luck, that's how she's been surviving in the Pacific Northwest since June 1, 2023. ��Homeless, not hopeless.



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Phoenix recorded this as her brief hotel stay was coming to an end in February, after all the plans that were giving her hope for building a new life came cr...

03/14/2024

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03/09/2024

Phoenix’s car was broken into, most likely by other homeless people. On one hand, she’s angry, but on the other hand, she understands how people can be so desperate. Update: the hiking boots were later found.

These stories are published once a week, not as they happen. This is Phoenix’s way of documenting and sharing her homeless experience.

Phoenixsong Stellamaris, 71, never imagined she would be living in her car. But due to some bad luck, that's how she's been surviving in the Pacific Northwest since June 1, 2023. �

Homeless, not hopeless.



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Phoenix’s car was broken into, most likely by other homeless people. On one hand, she’s angry, but on the other hand, she understands how people can be so de...

03/02/2024

It's shameful that in one of the wealthiest countries on the planet, we’re so callous that we don’t care about people who are suffering, and abandon them to die on the streets. Dogs get more consideration than these people!

Phoenixsong Stellamaris, 71, never imagined she would be living in her car. But due to some bad luck, that's how she's been surviving in the Pacific Northwest since June 1, 2023.

Homeless, not hopeless.

Forgotten Man (1934) painted by Maynard Dixon, husband of Dorothea Lange



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It's shameful that in one of the wealthiest countries on the planet, we’re so callous that we don’t care about people who are suffering, and abandon them to ...

02/29/2024

The community in Echo Park

The concept of community and love doesn't die when you're houseless. It's not an economic thing. People still need love that comes from community.The unhouse...

02/29/2024

Dennis

"What hurts the most is the friends and family that used to be there, that when you get into this situation, everybody just chucks it up to drug abuse or bad...

02/27/2024

Please help if you can! Just a couple days away from having to return to living in her car after a hotel break, Phoenix's car got broken into again, this time with costly damage. She needs the car to be fixed so she can have a safe-ish and warm-ish place to sleep.

WE REACHED OUR GOAL! Phoenix has friends that are still donating, so we're doubling ou… Rebecca Jones needs your support for Please Help Phoenix Stellamaris

02/24/2024

It's a struggle to not let the overwhelming pain of depression overshadow all the good stuff when everything seems to constantly pull the rug out from under your feet.

Phoenixsong Stellamaris, 71, never imagined she would be living in her car. But due to some bad luck, that's how she's been surviving in the Pacific Northwest since June 1, 2023.

Homeless, not hopeless.

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It's a struggle to not let the overwhelming pain of depression overshadow all the good stuff when everything seems to constantly pull the rug out from under ...