Brian Strawn could have gone to any university he wanted, including Berkeley.  And then his life changed. At 21 years of age, Brian Strawn had made the world his oyster. After failing all the way through middle school, and being refused the opportunity to participate in the graduation ceremony, he made the decision on the … More Berkeley-Bound Blues

Today, I threw away my old EBT card. I haven’t been on food stamps in ages, but I was afraid to let it go for fear that I would slip back into poverty and then have to wait the extra few days for the county to reissue one. I’ve had many EBT cards in my … More So Long, EBT.