Act of Kindness for a fellow writer
An Act of Kindness for a Fellow Writer In today’s (Sunday, Aug. 29) Las Vegas Sun, there is an article “The New Homeless: My Story by Roger Jacobs.” I was so touched as I read Roger’s account of his road to homelessness. He is fifty-one, lives in Las Vegas, is an award-winning writer, and is about to become homeless.
We, as a writing group, cannot possibly fix all of his problems. But, we, as a writing group, could help Roger Jacobs. I challenge each writer in our group to reach into the kindness of their soul for a fellow writer ~ to put the words of their pages into action.
There is a video report on Roger with more photos at lasvegassun.com that is certainly worth five-minutes of your time. Contributions are welcomed at a special account for Roger Jacobs at any U.S. Bank branch. I would like to suggest that besides your contribution and name, you leave a message to him as to what writer’s group you represent.
Read the article, watch the video, search your heart ~ let’s all support a fellow writer in his time of need. Let’s show Roger and Las Vegas that our stories have wings and that our words are written with grace.
Kathie Harrington
Las Vegas Writer’s Group
Henderson’s Writer’s Group
Las Vegas Romance Writers
Tags: charity, disability, Education, Las Vegas, writing
I am very touched by your kind words, Kathie, a brief respite in the sea of hate-filled comments I have endured today at the Sun while trying to pack for our move-out at 5:00 PM on Tuesday. For any interested parties, my e-mail address is rodger_jacobs@yahoo.com. Bless you for your kindness. As far as U.S. Bank is concerned, contributors need to tell the teller that it is for the Rodger Jacobs or Jacobs Donation Account and the teller should know what to do next.
God speed, Rodger. Keep writing. Keep dreaming of thing to come and keep a positive attitude. I read all of those ugly posts last night and I feel sorry for many of those people because they have no compassion. Move forward with a smile.
Things will be brighter ~ today.