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Vincent Saint Vincent was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1975. He is a father to four children and lives in downtown Albuquerque in the Barelas neighborhood. After divorcing his wife of ten years Vincent found himself on a rollercoaster ride of homelessness and incarceration. After another bout with addiction Vincent was introduced to a group of writers who guided him towards a passion long forgotten. Nowrongjustwrite.org is led by Carlos Contreras and Diahndra Grill. The two along with family and Ms. Evelyn Fernandez helped Vincent on the straight and narrow. Now on the methadone program and a writer with Burque Media Productions Vincent continues to share his experiences with us. You can find his work on Facebook, nowrongjustwrite.org, asusjournal.org, and other mediums' throughout New Mexico.
Dispatch from ‘Tent City’
This week, the City of Albuquerque issued eviction notices to the residents of "Tent City." That is, to those residents who haven't been ran off, arrested or bribed out with a weekly voucher to a motel. By Thursday all must be out and gone; to go who knows where. My name is Vincent and I write this not just as a journalist but as someone who has been a part of the street life here downtown for over 20 years.
The people being talked about on the various stations as residents of Tent City are my friends. I have eaten with them, gotten high, and walked these streets alongside just about every one of those who live here in what is now known as “Tent City.”...
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10. February 2015
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