Monday, February 27, 2006

The other truth about Santa Monica - Saturday 2/25/2006


Is that there are a lot of homeless people.

Truly, by the end of our time there, I was thinking about the incredible wealth of some of the people who play there juxtiposed with the terrible poverty of those who live on the streets. There used to be a great independent bookstore—Midnight Books—on the Third Street Promenade, where I gave my first public reading of my own work. There was also a Planned Parenthood. Now it’s mostly high-end stores.

I don’t usually take photos of strangers, but the texture of the wood and this man’s blanket stopped me in my tracks.