Samantha Pearl shown here performing at Crossroads in Richmond.

THE PEARL

Posted on April 29, 2016May 3, 2016 by Jack Nicholson

WALKING CARY STREET in Richmond, I’ve met a number of street musicians, who generally range in skill from primitive (homeless guy with ukulele) to moderately talented performers on guitar, banjo, fiddle, trumpet, clarinet, and harmonica. Samantha Pearl is in a different category altogether. She too plays on the sidewalk with her guitar case open for Read more about THE PEARL[…]

“DON’T CALL US HOMELESS.”

Posted on April 19, 2016May 3, 2016 by Jack Nicholson

NATHAN AND TERESA have no permanent residence, no mailing address. Their sleeping locations vary night to night. They are, no doubt, house-less. But Nathan, a lanky man with long dreadlocks, a worn face and dirt-stained hands, and Teresa, a tattoo-covered woman with huge ear gauges who had not showered in days, reject the H-word that society Read more about “DON’T CALL US HOMELESS.”[…]