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Anthonie Zaleta / decline of the middle class / GutterPunks / hobo / Jeff Geerts / Jonathan Guerrero / Justin Lutz / Katie Simianer / Melissa Martinez / New Orleans / Nikki Pack / Ninth Ward Squat Fire 12/28/2010 / squats / Trains project

“World On Fire” Finalist for The PEN Literary Non-Fiction Award

August 27, 2013August 27, 2013 - by Danelle - Leave a Comment

A World On Fire: Life and Death In A New Orleans Squat is a finalist for the PenUSA literary non-fiction award, but alas did not win.

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Anthonie Zaleta / decline of the middle class / GutterPunks / hobo / Jeff Geerts / Jonathan Guerrero / journalism / Justin Lutz / Katie Simianer / Melissa Martinez / New Orleans / Nikki Pack / Ninth Ward Squat Fire 12/28/2010 / reporting / Sammy Thompson / squats / train hopping / Trains project

The Anniversary of the Tragic Squat Fire – – My Story Is Published in The Boston Review

December 28, 2011February 20, 2012 - by Danelle - Leave a Comment

A year ago eight young vagabonds perished in a squat fire in New Orleans’ 9th Ward. Who were they? How did they end up in that place on that night? What forces drew them onto the rails, and what did they leave behind? My story, published in The Boston Review today, is an attempt to answer those questions.

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