Reflections on class, privilege, and the hidden biases that shape our society. It’s 6:50am on Friday, November 1, 2024. It’s 45 degrees. I’m the last tent standing. I’m the last anything standing, rea
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sage Lewis Phone: 330-416-7519 Email: [email protected] Advocate Begins Indefinite Camp-Out Protest Against Homeless Displacement in Akron AKRON, OH 10/30/2024
Ways to Help On-Site Documentation Tips Important Details to Document Sharing on Social Media Ready-to-Use Posts (modify as needed) Twitter/X Templates: URGENT: Akron advocates are fighting for winter
I want to say that I’ve worked with a couple ATF agents over the years and they have always been super cool. Every once in a while you will need to do an audit of your books and inventory. They are ra
A personal reflection on rage, humanity, and the cost of caring I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to overcome my rage. The world is just so wrong sometimes. Did I tell you that my friend Hurricane got
I don’t know why I’m writing this. But then again, I am in a place in my life where I really can’t tell you why I do much of anything. It just feels like the thing to do. (It’s not right or wrong. I c
A personal journey through despair, anger, and meaning in the face of life’s absurdities I think about killing myself all the time. Albert Camus writes: “There is but one truly serious philosophical p
Today’s example of bureaucratic overreach and the challenges of urban compassion Have you ever looked out your front window to see the city packing up all your trash cans? I suspect maybe not. (It’s h
Coffee, Trauma, and the Quest for Self-Acceptance in Modern America I laugh at myself often, listening to the petty bullshit that goes on in my head. I’m still stewing over losing that city council el
I got a nice call from the City of Akron yesterday. They wanted to check up on our homeless friends, see how they were doing, and offer their services to do anything they could to help. Well… I suppos
The beginning of the HBO Watchmen series starts with a reenactment of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. The Tulsa race massacre was a two-day-long white supremacist terrorist massacre that took place betw
I’m a little embarrassed to say that I had never heard of Joan before yesterday. She was trending on Reddit yesterday. She is an American civil rights activist who was active in the 1960s. She was one
It is said that Community, Purpose, and Hope are the pillars of a “happy” life. (Don’t get me started on the word happy. I’ve been fighting with it my whole life. But that’s for another time.) I have
I was thinking about this guy this morning, who is probably going to lose his house. His mom died a couple years ago and neither he or his siblings did anything about her estate. She owned this house
Being banned from Facebook is a little bit like losing my community. Yes. It’s toxic,. It’s frustrating. But it was also beautiful, supportive and inspirational. But I am always thankful to lose thing
I’m not going to lie. Getting banned from all these social media channels has done wonders for my mental health. I think I had an unhealthy relationship with all of them. Sage’s Substack is a reader-s
I hardly know where to start with this story. Each of these leads are so powerful I don’t know which is the best hook to start this story off. I guess it’s a story of triumph over tragedy. Subscribe n
I want to show you an AI bot I made all around my life. It’s my AI Archive. It has my entire blogging history (back to 2005), the three books I have written, my entire Facebook timeline (1477 posts),
Donate $35 or more in the next two weeks and get a free Bad Dog Factory t-shirt made by the Bad Dog Factory crew. (offer ends Tuesday, September 10, 2024). With a tremendous amount of help and resilie
In this episode, Sage shares two intense and deeply personal encounters that highlight the challenges and dangers of working with houseless communities. Sage recounts recent incidents where he was thr