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"What's the son of an Amish-Mennonite reverend doing in Kenilworth Courts?  Going after kiddie car thieves."

Cover story I wrote for the Nov. 17, 2006 edition of the Washington City Paper, DC's alternative weekly.  Lots of street-level action of my activism combating the spike in stolen auto joyriding in Kenilworth 2003 - 2006, with parallels to my father's experience in Kenilworth.

Growing up in the urban black culture of Kenilworth, my siblings and I looked like rural Amish Mennonites but didn't always talk that way.

During March and April 2007 I had a run of columns published in Dawn - a Pakistani English-language newspaper - one a week in their Saturday edition.  They were short pieces featuring something I found interesting about Islamabad life and accompanied by an original photo.  Inside you can find all eight of these slices of Pakistani life.

Some thoughts on writing as work, and the attitude toward work passed down to me by my father (a preacher) and grandfather (a farmer).  Published in Divided City , spring 2006.

Some lines from my poetic experience as a US expatriate in Pakistan.

Some lines from my experience as a white man in Kenilworth, DC.

My house at 4326 Douglas Street became a 'canvas' for an art installation more than once as I saved odd scraps from neighborhood trash piles or from catering extravagance and made them into something interesting.

Art that reflects a choice toward peace and community wholeness, including some protest signs, a pile of stuffed animals, and some graffiti modifications.