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"Choice" is the word people reach for when they want an excuse to withhold love. I was homeless for four years in Tampa, and the "choice" story is what let people walk past me. I'm 44 and I wrote the whole thing down. New carousel, swipe through.

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I never slept in the bed. Forty-six seconds on where I am this month, and what $3 a month does. buymeacoffee.com/adontaimason kosmicquill.com Written from the floor. Boots on.

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A few of you messaged me earlier saying my last post wouldn't open. Sorry! 🙏 Here's the link again, open to anyone: buymeacoffee.com/adontaimason...

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Some of you sent money this past month. A few of you more than once, and one of you without even leaving a name. It's gone to the legal fight, the City records fee, and keeping a roof over my head while I keep working.

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Excuse my absence. I've been sick this past week and I'm resting on doctor's orders, note and all. The quill is just taking a short break. I'll be back soon, and thank you for your patience and kindness while I heal. 💜

Purple and gold graphic reading EXCUSE MY ABSENCE. I've been sick this past week. Doctor's orders: rest. I'll be back soon. A gold quill rests on an open book with an OUT OF ORDER tag.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Thirty days, thirty lines, one file. The program owes me five written answers. The first one is yes or no. Day 30 of 30.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A federal HIV housing program watched its client go from a sewage backup to a shelter intake in fourteen weeks, and its own actions ran alongside the landlord's the whole way. Grade it by the mission. Day 29 of 30.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Small gold, poured steady. What keeps the writing going is $3 a month from a few people. Not a grand gesture. buymeacoffee.com/adontaimason If you can't send anything, pass this to someone who needs it at 3 a.m.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Paid my share. Reported the failure. Answered the complaint. Gave them permission to talk to my lawyer. Kept every email. That's the tenant's list. The program's list is the one with the blanks. Day 28 of 30.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Eviction is grounds for termination, they confirmed. Mine was filed over a septic tank the City found failed. A rule that doesn't ask why hands every voucher to whichever landlord files first. Day 27 of 30.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Their permanent voucher list "stays full" and hasn't moved in several years. That's not a waiting list. That's a program that stopped placing people and kept the door painted open. Day 26 of 30.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Toriko is the most over the top anime I've watched. Food battles with absurd power levels, giant creatures, and people reacting to one bite like it changed their life.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"No need to be reconsidered, you're not banned." I didn't ask if I was banned. I asked if I was terminated. Not banned and not housed is the same address. Day 25 of 30.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It’s Saturday, which for me is sacred—just because the story says this is the day the creator made for resting.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Every weekday I walk a mile to a call center and help strangers keep their health insurance. Then I walk back to a chair. Not overcoming. Staying. buymeacoffee.com/adontaimason

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Never terminated, they say. Also number 380 on the waiting list. You can't be a current participant and a new applicant at the same time. Pick one and put it in writing. Day 24 of 30.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I just purchased an annual Uber One membership, but now I want my money back.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

They say they don't have access to their 2023 emails. Federal rules require those records be kept four years. It's 2026. Either the emails exist or the rule didn't. Day 23 of 30.

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In Nov 2023 I forwarded the termination letter to another agency the week I got it. They read it as a termination. Three years later the program that wrote it says it never existed. Day 22 of 30.

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i finally got my new glasses from eyeglasses direct to replace the pair i broke. modern-day miracle: i can see again.

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Not a story about overcoming. A story about staying. Two evictions on record since 1/11/2022; a third headed off on my terms. Writing it down from a motel chair. Essays free at kosmicquill.com; $3 a month keeps the writer housed: buymeacoffee.com/adontaimason

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yes, I am planning on getting a Google Book computer.

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Subject line: termination. Attachment: Termination Letter.docx. Date: Nov 3, 2023. The program says none of that exists. It's in my inbox. Now it's in their mailbox too. Day 21 of 30.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Nov 2: writ served, out by Monday 6 a.m. Nov 3: termination letter. They didn't wait for me to leave before closing the file. They waited for the writ. Day 20 of 30.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Six payments in July. None credited. Three-day notice anyway. I moved out August 31. I still work forty hours a week. The essays about it are free. $3 a month: buymeacoffee.com/adontaimason Written from the floor. Boots on.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

At McDonald’s in Temple Terrace, redeeming my free McChicken—and somehow still overpaying for medium fries. The real horror. This is dinner, and I’m opting for a cup of water instead of my usual Hi-C to save some coins. It’s also conveniently out of stock.

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Adontai M. @adontaimason.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The voucher covered utilities. They stopped Sept 1. By late October the power was off and I was working from a McDonald's. The writ hadn't even been served yet. Day 19 of 30.

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Aug 25, 2023: my emails reached the City's Housing Director. Nothing changed. Sept 5, 2026: I asked the City to review what it saw three years ago. Day 18 of 30.

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I honestly thought I’d only be homeless for a month or two. I never fucking thought it would stretch into five years.

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Motel chair. Made bed. A mile from the job where I help strangers keep their insurance. Third time since 1/11/2022. The essays stay free. $3 a month keeps the writer housed. buymeacoffee.com/adontaimason

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