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Thrive Short Story: The Club I Never Wanted to Join
This is a true account was submitted to Thrive Detroit for publication. The writer would like to remain anonymous. Before I became a...
Thrive Detroit
Nov 27, 201310 min read


Support and Acceptance for Sex Industry Workers
This true account was submitted for publication. The writer wishes to remain anonymous under the pseudonym Jean Oaks At the tender age...
Thrive Detroit
Nov 17, 20133 min read


A “New Red Barn”?
(This is the second in a series of articles on historic and significant buildings in Detroit history and how they may be part of...
Thrive Detroit
Aug 22, 20133 min read


Find a Place of Refuge
I remember that cold winter night like it was yesterday. I was in the relaxation studio, where I provided massages for the hotel guests....
Thrive Detroit
Apr 22, 20135 min read


Detroit Woman Fighting Illiteracy by Dealing with her own Learning Disability
Dyslexia is a learning disability that can hinder a person’s ability to read, write, spell, and sometimes speak. Dyslexia is the most...
Thrive Detroit
Dec 9, 20123 min read


City Owned Materials Reduced from Priceless to Pebbles (Part 5 of “Homes for the Homeless”)
Note: Van Gogh’s Bedroom is a plan to create “Homes for the Homeless” in INTERdependent live/work communities using surplus city-owned...
Thrive Detroit
Nov 23, 20122 min read


Homes for the Homeless – Van Gogh’s Bedroom Part 4: My walk from Detroit to Toledo
Note: Van Gogh’s Bedroom is a plan to create “Homes for the Homeless” in INTERdependent live/work communities using surplus city-owned...
Thrive Detroit
Oct 1, 20123 min read


Homes for the Homeless – Tunnel Rings Saved, Part 3
This is part 3 of an ongoing series (going on till it gets done – or I can’t go any further) about Van Gogh’s Bedroom, a plan to create...
Thrive Detroit
Sep 22, 20122 min read


Jails, Institutions, or Death: Mean Endings for the Chronically Homeless
The title sounds like something out of “The Wizard of Oz.” “Lions… tigers… and bears… oh my!” says little Dorothy as she travels homeless...
Thrive Detroit
Sep 15, 20123 min read


Homes for the Homeless Finds a “Home”, Part 2
“The man who calls a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the only thing he is fit for.” – Oscar Wilde This is Part 2 of...
Thrive Detroit
Sep 15, 20123 min read


Susan Bock: Golden Bees, White Combs, and Sweet Honey
I wish I could say I decided to keep bees as a gift to our planet or even for the honey. But the truth is that keeping bees was the...
Thrive Detroit
Sep 15, 20122 min read


A Temple of Dreams in Detroit
The Broadway musical “Brigadoon” is the story of a Scottish town that appears once every 100 years for one day, only to disappear once...
Thrive Detroit
Aug 31, 20123 min read


Writers group to address illiteracy in Detroit at November Conference
Photo: Eddie Connor It’s a story most city residents already know, still it’s hard to comprehend. A report released in May by the Detroit...
Thrive Detroit
Nov 9, 20113 min read


Dearborn Couple Makes Statement with Wedding at Occupy Detroit Protest
In a setting complete with an autumn afternoon sunshine, flocks of gray pigeons, street musicians, and an array of interesting guests, a...
Thrive Detroit
Oct 9, 20112 min read

