Ye ole rock from yonder way

Oh' how I miss you ole rock from yonder way, you never told me your name. I would see you day to day, and I would sit at your lower half just to hear the ocean sing to our being placed astray. on the ocean you would sit alone and shallow. but I would see you in my meery day as I would pass you on my meery way. Oh how I miss you ole rock from yonder way. the ocean in its anger hath drifted you away. Oh how I miss you ole rock from yonder. tell me ole rock from yonder way, where are you sitting and where are you mitting on today. as the ocean rises up to covet the bay.
Ye ole rock from yonder way. I see the moon, I see the stars, I see the ocean, I see the birds fly over head, but Ye ole rock from yonder way, you are the one to make my day. Ye ole rock from yonder way.

walking the hills of seattle

I have arrived on the west coast, and although life isnt' quite what is was back east. I have to honestly say that being in seattle has given me alittle more freedom than I had back in washington dc. I do seem to have more freedom out here. I can walk into a public Library without being searched. I can walk into a homeless shelter and not be searched. absolute freedom. as I walk the hills of seattle I keep thinking to myself. maybe americans are getting their constitutional rights back. and once you know who leaves office maybe our rights will be restored.
seattle was built on a hill. so I often wonder just how many hilly areas are there in seattle. as you read the stories of august mallory, think about my essays, think about my poems, think about my life. walking the hills of seattle, is no joke. walking the hills of seattle is treacherous. but this city lies right on elliott bay. this city lies near the pacific ocean. this city, what more can I say about this city. could I say that seattle is known for the rain. could I say that seattle is known for its ever changing climate. as I walk the hills of seattle I guess in many ways I am blessed to have the freedom to move from place to place without restaint. washington dc take note. allow america to have its freedom back.

Still feeling the street sense vibe

As a former street sense vendor from washington dc. I still feel apart of the street sense family. when I said goodbye to street sense. it was very hard for me to do that. because for three long years I was the front runner for street sense. I am now with real change a newspaper in seattle washington. which is very much like street sense. with just a little more meat added on. I am also working with an organization called stone of help ministries. a christian organization dedicated to helping people from all backgrounds. I look at seattle and I look at washington Dc. honestly I don't see too much of a difference. except when the homeless check in for the night at a shelter. they are spared the headache of having their belongings searched. which in reality is a violation of their rights to privacy. and in Washington DC. the homeless are always the target for rights violations because they are homeless. and service providers need to be more accommadating while they are serving the homeless. and the homeless should learn to be alot less demanding. It was really a great thing to work for street sense. It gave me a true sense of pride. I will admit that It was not easy to sell street sense. alot of people would often put you down for selling street sense. but I didn't let that get me down. I just kept right on selling. thanks alot street sense. I owe you one.
August H Mallory
Real Change Newspaper
Stone of Help Ministries

Marvin Hammerman the new adventures part 1

It is a very rainy and wet day in seattle washington as homeless men move about slowly from their dreary sleep to line up for breakfast at the union gospel mission in downtown seattle. all around them there are signs of poverty in the midst of the city. and as one individual person moves about his mind is on taking the life of somebody. he is desperate for a hit of crack cocaine. he needs money bad to buy some crack. and as he watches the crowd. he suddenly keeps his eye on one certain individual, he has no clue as to why he picked out this person. but he will assault this person as soon as he gets the chance. there are too many witnesses at this moment. so he will wait. and wait as long as it takes. the day grows on. as as the day grows on. this person seeks out his prey. he knows where this person sleeps at night. so there maybe a chance for his scheme to work. he prowls around downtown going from day center to day center, and soup kitchen to soup kitchen. waiting for the right moment to strike. and as the day wears on. Willie Leroy Jones a known crack addict is about committ the ultimate crime. having served six years in prison for auto theft, aggrevated assault and passing bad checks, jones has a new agenda in mind. strongarm robbery, he has to get high, his crack addiction is terribly overpowering and he has to have crack. he will even kill if he has too. John Walker a former construction worker, who lost his job due to his problem with alcohol, now living on the streets of seattle. Walker now gets disability due to a permanent leg in jury he recieved when he was ran over by a fifteen passenger van three years ago. Walker lives on the streets because his disability payments will not cover the full cost of a place to live. as the day turns to late night. John Walker will not go to the shelters, because of the many problems in shelters. but he also knows the streets are no safer but he takes his chances. as he heads down a busy street. and onward to his sleeping place.
a figure follows him, but at a long distance away. as John Walker appears somewhat intoxicated he almost loses his bearings on where he is going. suddenly another person calls over to him. as the two men talk, Willie Leroy Jones watches from a distance. suddenly the two men depart their ways. and John Walker is directed to his sleeping place. as John Walker nears his sleeping place he thinks he hears someone behind him. as John Walker turns around, Willie Leroy Jones ducks out of sight. John Walker continues on. he finally reaches his spot. and beds down to sleep. Willie Leroy Jones watches with much anticipation. as John Walker finally dozes off into a deep sleep, Willie Leroy Jones slowly and quietly approaches Walker and picks up a heavy object and with all the force possible strikes John Walker to head with at least several blows, with blood splattering everywhere. Jones now knows that John Walker is dead. Willie Leroy Jones goes through John Walkers pockets and pulls out well over eight hundred dollars in cash. Jones then rifles through John Walkers billfold and throws out Id cards and other stuff. Jones settles for the cash and takes off into the night. leaving John Walkers body for the buzzards.

End of part 1

The dream that made me wonder

I often ask myself if the life that I am living is real. is this a dream. are the people real people. I would ponder and think of many things. where am I, I am here, and where is here. in the middle of a burning desert. or on a street corner, in a theatre watching a play. where is here. what time is it, where am now. I am here. where is here. could it be that I am asleep. but my eyes are wide open. confusing as it maybe. I am here. again where is here. in the kitchen cooking dinner. or in miami standing on the beach. yes I am here. where is here you ask. ahh" yes in alaska in the yukon. or down under in australia dancing with a boxing kangaroo. I am here. tell me where is here.

Washington DC the year 3520

I am traveling along a lonely road where only a few cars and trucks frequent and as I am listening to the radio, I become very drowsey after many hours on the road, I suddenly doze off into a deep sleep and with out notice the vehicle which I am traveling in suddenly crashes into a ravine. I lay in a prone position for several hours when there suddenly appears a few emergency units from the DC general Hospital. I am placed on a stretcher, and taken to the emergency room at DC general Hospital, I am too confused at this moment to worry about the vehicle that I was In. as the ambulance is in route. I suddenly come around in a daze I ask the EMS personnel where am I. they respond by saying washington DC. I pass out again. when I awaken I am ordered to awaken by a voice that I am not familiar with. Mr Mallory" the voice calls out. Mr Mallory' the voice calls out to me again. at this time I suddenly come out of sleepy daze. I respond by saying' yes I am August Mallory' very good sir' now that you are awake' now that I have your attention. maybe now I can get some answers. Mr Mallory you were pulled from a 2007 jeep wrangler, that vehicle has been made in the last sixty years. Mr Mallory where have you been Living? in a cave. plus there was a 2007 license plate attached to the vehicle. Mr Mallory are you aware of year this is. I respond by saying yes' it's the year 2007. and to tell me otherwise is a straightout joke, and this is some kind of a joke right Doctor, this is the year 3520 Mr Mallory. I suddenly let out a loud roar of laughter. 3520 HA, HA, HA, what are you saying? 3520 HA,HA, HA, this is the best joke that I have ever heard, Damn you Mallory, you dare laugh at me. be prepared to speak with our administrator.
later that day' I am greeted by the administrator. Hello Mr Mallory. I am Dr willkie, so tell me about your self. maybe you can tell me what's going on doctor. how is it that I am driving along a highway in the year 2007, suddenly I fall sleep behind the wheel and I wake up in the year 3520. I am not crazy. somebody is playing games with me. and I don't like it. Mr mallory, Mr Mallory, I understand how confusing it may seem to you. first you are in the year 2007 and suddenly you wake up in the the year 3520. very understandable Mr Mallory. after several days and hours I make a break for it. taking an ems as an escape vehicle. I am chased through fog and rain and the police are in pursuit of me. I lead authorities on a desperate chase through the city. I crash the ems vehicle and take off running. while on the run through busy streets and back alley ways. I am suddenly overcome with smoke ans pollution and I passout from fumes. when I awaken a DC police officer is standing over me in my vehicle. he helps me out of the jeep. I am back in the year 2007. after assuring them that all is well with me the police leave. I look around for a few moments trying to figure out if what happened did or was this only a dream.

Washington DC the year 3520

I am traveling along a lonely road where only a few cars and trucks frequent and as I am listening to the radio, I become very drowsey after many hours on the road, I suddenly doze off into a deep sleep and with out notice the vehicle which I am traveling in suddenly crashes into a ravine. I lay in a prone position for several hours when there suddenly appears a few emergency units from the DC general Hospital. I am placed on a stretcher, and taken to the emergency room at DC general Hospital, I am too confused at this moment to worry about the vehicle that I was In. as the ambulance is in route. I suddenly come around in a daze I ask the EMS personnel where am I. they respond by saying washington DC. I pass out again. when I awaken I am ordered to awaken by a voice that I am not familiar with. Mr Mallory" the voice calls out. Mr Mallory' the voice calls out to me again. at this time I suddenly come out of sleepy daze. I respond by saying' yes I am August Mallory' very good sir' now that you are awake' now that I have your attention. maybe now I can get some answers. Mr Mallory you were pulled from a 2007 jeep wrangler, that vehicle has been made in the last sixty years. Mr Mallory where have you been Living? in a cave. plus there was a 2007 license plate attached to the vehicle. Mr Mallory are you aware of year this is. I respond by saying yes' it's the year 2007. and to tell me otherwise is a straightout joke, and this is some kind of a joke right Doctor, this is the year 3520 Mr Mallory. I suddenly let out a loud roar of laughter. 3520 HA, HA, HA, what are you saying? 3520 HA,HA, HA, this is the best joke that I have ever heard, Damn you Mallory, you dare laugh at me. be prepared to speak with our administrator.
later that day' I am greeted by the administrator. Hello Mr Mallory. I am Dr willkie, so tell me about your self. maybe you can tell me what's going on doctor. how is it that I am driving along a highway in the year 2007, suddenly I fall sleep behind the wheel and I wake up in the year 3520. I am not crazy. somebody is playing games with me. and I don't like it. Mr mallory, Mr Mallory, I understand how confusing it may seem to you. first you are in the year 2007 and suddenly you wake up in the the year 3520. very understandable Mr Mallory. after several days and hours I make a break for it. taking an ems as an escape vehicle. I am chased through fog and rain and the police are in pursuit of me. I lead authorities on a desperate chase through the city. I crash the ems vehicle and take off running. while on the run through busy streets and back alley ways. I am suddenly overcome with smoke ans pollution and I passout from fumes. when I awaken a DC police officer is standing over me in my vehicle. he helps me out of the jeep. I am back in the year 2007. after assuring them that all is well with me the police leave. I look around for a few moments trying to figure out if what happened did or was this only a dream.