Posts by: Paul Madonna
All Over Coffee, The Eviction Series, #7
“What gets me,” the man said, “is how you complain about the landlords forcing you out, then come over here thinking you can just move right in.”
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All Over Coffee, The Eviction Series #6
Back home I found my front door plastered with nine more eviction notices. Did my landlord think I couldn’t read?
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All Over Coffee, The Eviction Series #5: Naked City
I’d been here since 7 the evening before, in response to an ad for a two-bedroom, and was, as far as I could tell, 83rd in line.
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All Over Coffee, The Eviction Series #4: It’s Growing
I left the house feeling dizzy—I mean, one-point-eight million dollars for a box? How was I supposed to afford that?
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All Over Coffee: The Eviction Series #3
Imagine you’re on an airplane. It’s a long flight. International, crossing an ocean. It can be to anywhere, you decide. Pick some place good.
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All Over Coffee, the Eviction Series #2: Mine, Mine, Mine
Losing my home was bad enough, but this was my studio too. My livelihood.
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All Over Coffee, the Eviction Series #1: Marlowe Cafe
Out of the corner of my eye I could see her glancing my way, then she leaned close and barked, “Usurper.”
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All Over Coffee #294
No matter which direction you choose/In 5 years you’ll be happy you did.
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All Over Coffee #573
Being an artist doesn’t mean you get to be lazy. It means you’re an entrepreneur, and that you can’t wait for anyone to tell you what to do.
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All Over Coffee #665
It’s not that I forget, it’s that the noise of the world drowns out remembering.
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