"I don’t need to know this man to know he deserves to be at ease. Fewer and fewer of our elders are sitting on porches. Have you noticed? They’ve still got bills to pay." This is breathtakingly beautiful writing.
Saeed JonesIn 2023 while in NOLA, a Lyft Driver and I had a conversation about leaving home. It led to him telling me about his terminal diagnosis. “An editor told me once that if you want to understand a war, interview the grave diggers. I’d add that if you want to understand a city, interview the drivers.”