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Mongo
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"So wait, why aren't we all living in Detroit?"


  

          

http://writeahouse.com/

The Detroit writers and activists who founded the organization in 2012 did so with the intent of providing vocational training to local youth who would renovate vacant foreclosed homes. Then the homes would be given away to writers. This wild idea has taken flight since its conception. In September of 2014, we awarded our first home to a poet & historian named Casey Rocheteau, who has since settled in to what she calls The Brave New Home.

Write A House’s homes are located in an active, creative and diverse neighborhood of Detroit. This neighborhood was chosen with great care and deliberation. We’re not seeking to push current residents out, or drive up rental costs; we’re looking to invest in and help stabilize the area. This city has seen enough displacement, and we seek to build with conscience. We’re looking for writers who want to live and take root in Detroit and become a part of its rich creative landscape. It doesn’t matter where you come from, even if you already live in Detroit. If you are a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident with a valid Green Card, we encourage you to apply.

We haven’t heard of another organization quite like this, but then again, there’s not another city quite like Detroit. Write A House champions literary arts, vocational education, neighborhood stabilization, and the creation of more vibrant cities. We’re sure that you will too, so don’t be shy, GET INVOLVED . Write A House is a 501(c)(3) organization, and all contributions are tax deductible.

  

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So wait, why aren't we all living in Detroit? [View all] , Mongo, Mon Mar-02-15 12:59 PM
 
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b/c i don't do fixer-uppers.
Mar 02nd 2015
1
Just got back from Detroit, I think it's -38F that is fatal
Mar 02nd 2015
2
it's +30F and sunny today in the D. and I'm getting paid to live here.
Mar 02nd 2015
4
The houses are too small for new people
Mar 02nd 2015
3
what neigneighborhood is it?
Mar 02nd 2015
6
Right out side of Hamtramck
Mar 02nd 2015
      hmm...not too familiar actually
Mar 02nd 2015
13
the same with artists' housing here
Mar 02nd 2015
7
^^^^Not NYer
Mar 02nd 2015
11
Cold enough here in the NE. Can't fuck with the midwest
Mar 02nd 2015
5
yeah, i'd never move somewhere with worse winters than Baltimore...
Mar 02nd 2015
9
fuck u pal!
Mar 02nd 2015
29
      Still haven't got over the Bad Boys era Pistons beating the 76ers...
Mar 03rd 2015
53
they need to work on their mass transit
Mar 02nd 2015
8
no one wants to take that political hit
Mar 02nd 2015
12
Tuh
Mar 02nd 2015
14
      looking at it on the map...u got that right
Mar 02nd 2015
15
      yes ma'am
Mar 02nd 2015
37
I tried to put a friend onto this, but applications closed in June
Mar 02nd 2015
10
Nigga that's Detroit (c) King of slander Jerm
Mar 02nd 2015
16
holy shit. thank you.
Mar 02nd 2015
17
Whoa, man. Think this through:
Mar 02nd 2015
18
a transplanted guy on an artist grant nowadays...
Mar 02nd 2015
21
^^^^
Mar 02nd 2015
26
      id never heard of it...thanks for the rec!
Mar 02nd 2015
30
           It's by a South African transplant to Detroit
Mar 02nd 2015
31
He gonna do numbers
Mar 02nd 2015
22
im sayin lol
Mar 02nd 2015
23
Then I have to wipe their tears
Mar 02nd 2015
24
      actually i could work with that lol
Mar 02nd 2015
25
      LOL
Mar 02nd 2015
43
*combs fro and starts looking for jobs in the D*
Mar 02nd 2015
27
right, muhphucka is inspiration for all of us to break up and spread out...
Mar 02nd 2015
28
fucn shit, haha
Mar 02nd 2015
35
i look like Travie McCoy meets Drake aka john legend
Mar 02nd 2015
34
      http://youtu.be/DawrlSwHUiM
Mar 02nd 2015
38
      oh you bout to clean up then
Mar 02nd 2015
39
           I'm bout 3.5 shades darker than Jessie
Mar 02nd 2015
42
                The sad thing will work for you
Mar 02nd 2015
44
haha. i meant it as I'm a writer fam. getting an MFA
Mar 02nd 2015
33
:(
Mar 02nd 2015
19
i dont know the immediate neighborhood at all
Mar 02nd 2015
20
Polish, Urkranian & Bengali
Mar 02nd 2015
45
LOL. these replies are incredible
Mar 02nd 2015
32
WHY ARE YOU POSTING WHEN YOU SHOULD BE SUICIDAL AND CRYING
Mar 02nd 2015
36
^^dont listen to this man^^
Mar 02nd 2015
40
oh and of particular interest to you:
Mar 02nd 2015
41
Because Detroit is a third world country & the whole Midwest is cheap
Mar 02nd 2015
46
listen Omaha, shall we really talk about the culture of Detroit?
Mar 02nd 2015
48
      what do you imagine Detroit has going for it that Omaha doesn't?
Mar 03rd 2015
54
           besides ethnic diversity, a music scene that resonates around the world,...
Mar 03rd 2015
55
                so bascially almost nothing that affects a persons quality of life
Mar 03rd 2015
56
                     wow, are you dead inside
Mar 03rd 2015
57
                     nope. omaha is diverse, has good restaurants
Mar 03rd 2015
68
                          why are you telling blatant fucking lies?
Mar 03rd 2015
72
                               nah you sure didn't convince her...
Mar 03rd 2015
73
                                    at least you can admit you lied
Mar 03rd 2015
74
                                         yep should have said you TRIED to convince her to live there.
Mar 03rd 2015
78
                                              #76
Mar 03rd 2015
79
                     where in the name of God do you think i live? lol
Mar 03rd 2015
59
                          i'm sorry. didn't know, but it explains a lot.
Mar 03rd 2015
69
                               so now that your point was proven to be utter shit -> ad hominems
Mar 03rd 2015
70
It's too cold in the D
Mar 02nd 2015
47
Being real, I may eventually move back to Tha D
Mar 03rd 2015
49
cuz all on a nigga mind is murkin and doin time!
Mar 03rd 2015
50
Cold as shit?
Mar 03rd 2015
51
I heard it's gonna be like this for the next 3 or 4 years
Mar 03rd 2015
52
how cold y'all MFers talkin
Mar 03rd 2015
58
imma be honest...the last couple winters have been rough.
Mar 03rd 2015
60
Nothing to add except
Mar 03rd 2015
61
as cold as everywhere else in the northern half of the US has been
Mar 03rd 2015
62
i agree. its generic cold, not Alaska cold.
Mar 03rd 2015
65
detroit is colder and snowier than anchorage
Mar 03rd 2015
75
      dont u have anyone IRL u can direct your shrewish nagging to?
Mar 03rd 2015
76
      when I was in Las Vegas in january it was colder than anchorage
Mar 03rd 2015
77
i've lived where it has gotten 30-50
Mar 03rd 2015
66
      that's a mild winter in Detroit.
Mar 03rd 2015
71
RE: post #2 = -15C
Mar 03rd 2015
63
      wind chill =/= actual temperature
Mar 03rd 2015
64
Looking at that Blog, I thought the Poet was Alabama Shakes
Mar 03rd 2015
67

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