I had two of my coworkers in tears over my stories of “home garage sales.” that’s where my siblings and I would sit in our three adjoining bedroom doorways and swap toys and stones and crafts for pennies and nickels. sometimes I’d take inventory at the end of the day and realize I’d bought my own shit back.

I’m creating lists of excesses and needs in the world. excesses like “empty shopping malls” and “dilapidated shipping containers.” needs like “community gathering spaces” and “opportunities to learn hands-on job skills.” some time I’ll see what matches on these lists, and change things