today

So, today at Trinity, I saw some folks I haven't seen in ages. That's how it is working with the homeless. People come and go. Today, some sad news.

Stacy Lynn Sparks, a brilliant artist was murdered in a motel over the weekend. Some kind of drug related thing. Damn it. Stacy was a presence, tall and beautiful, full of spice, said what she thought. I remember one of my favorite paintings from last years Arts from the Streets was one of hers. A single lily in a sea of blue and purple.

Someone had donated a couple of 6 foot long sub sandwiches to the center. As we sat down to eat together, one of the resident poets, L.B., said a prayer for her. He said he hoped her struggles were over and she was feeling love and acceptance like never before. There were tears. There a moment of silence.

We all know something like this can happen at any time. Last year 98 homeless people died in Austin.

It's hard to believe Stacy Lynn Sparks won't wander in the door in a few weeks or months telling me all about what's she's been doing and painting and all about her next big idea.

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