I stayed in the desert city of Las Vegas, Nevada for about a year. I was a street performer at the time. I dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow and took pictures for money on the strip.
When I first got to Las Vegas, people were throwing money at me. The people were so very nice. They would engage with me like a normal human would. It was one of the most enjoyable working experiences I've had.
I would stand as a statue and scare people a lot back in those days. I would stand outside of The Paris Casino. There is this restaurant that used to be my favorite spot. The employees all got to know me and were happy that I was there to entertain their lunch and dinner guests.
The person who looked over the waitresses would comp the food I would get from the place. When I handed him money, plenty of times he would turn me down and say, "Enjoy your food." I miss that place.
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This is me dressed as Jack and here is where I found this pic of me and another.
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My Completed Freewriting prompts:
| Ongoing Stories | Numbered in Order of Story's Progression | |||
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| Detective Story | #1 Trolley #2 Flea #3 Awakening | |||
| Suspense/Horror | #1 Late #2 Banana #3 Paper #4 Tree #5 5 #6 Home Alone #7 Doctor’s Office | |||
| The Stall | #1 Medium #2 The Stall #3 The Stall #4 Mice #5 Detective #6 Homeless #7 Eyebrows #8 40 Percent Off #9 One Year #10 The Stall | |||
| Church | #1 Church #2 Ornate #3 Chips #4 State | |||
| Butterfly | 1. Old Maid 2. Pitiful 3. Headache 4. coffee 5. Three Grapes 6. Helicopter 7.Helpless 8. Overslept 9. Smooth as Silk |
| Poems | ||||
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| #52 Caterpillar | #85 Wildflower | Hardboiled Minds | Grief | |
| Towels | See You on the Other Side | Tears | Light | Mask |
| We-writes (collaborations with community members) | |||
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| Monster | Eagle Scout 1st Entry: 2nd Entry: 3rd Entry | Smooth as Silk | Torment of the Light Bulb |
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