Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

No Handbook for the Homeless: A Novel
No Handbook for the Homeless: A Novel
No Handbook for the Homeless: A Novel
Ebook804 pages13 hours

No Handbook for the Homeless: A Novel

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

There is no Handbook for the Homeless. Nobody teaches seminars or gives guided tours that promise to give you the inside scoop on where to flop when you’re homeless. You have to figure it out as you go along. Few of us plan for it. Perhaps, in today’s cliché driven world, it means we planned to fail. But how much farther can you fall than sleeping in the cemetery, curled up on your son’s grave because it’s the only piece of real estate you own. At best, if you find yourself homeless, if you haven’t burned all your karma, you will find a spirit guide. More likely the guide will find you. In this first novel by Joyce Trainor, Aileen Roark’s middle class life is forever changed by a drunk driver. Overwhelmed by medical and legal debt, Aileen retreats to a tiny rundown apartment and tries desperately to rebuild her life with only her son’s enormous dog for companionship. But the downward spiral continues and Aileen stumbles into a world unknown to her, hidden from wealthy tourists and part time residents in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico. It’s a place where a night on the street can mean a death sentence or a ‘Go Straight to Jail’ card and change everything you believe about the ragged people standing on the corner. Street dwelling Wizard, a relic of the communes that dotted New Mexico in the 1960s and 70s; Father Rico, elderly priest to an impoverished parish; ex-boxer Cesar Jesus Chavez, now night manager at a cheap motel; and the quirky Billy James Dean, Esquire, defender of the almost guilty, help Aileen survive.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 15, 2015
ISBN9781611393750
No Handbook for the Homeless: A Novel
Author

Joyce Trainor

Joyce Trainor moved nine times across the United States by the time she was thirteen. Her teen and young adult years were spent in Arizona, where she moved seven times within that state before relocating to Northern New Mexico in the early eighties. She lives in the Espanola Valley, working and volunteering with various educational and social service agencies. Finally home, she has lived in the same dwelling for over thirty years. This is her first novel.

Related to No Handbook for the Homeless

Related ebooks

Psychological Fiction For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for No Handbook for the Homeless

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    No Handbook for the Homeless - Joyce Trainor

    C;Nabook_preview_excerpt.html[֑-_m=,mi8GJLUf E$ ɤupqR-1X|\)nbsƌ/sjǟ>P?__wԖۮ{(}]_*>_cߵ~Y;UM5 W/3~E{_5|zcʿw]USڍW\q;7զG,vWeW0vH}ŧ*}WN,M?uƺk縕.bW;15[jE_ iۤwe. Ecj=Y??O}\]ϙ|->ϊ}yE?ԇv}USodVҵVz G;NO۩VN#{SZ箙JO\$.L:T\zoX֥FۨT~gOr݉pM=~STvyeեOv9v|nro/? E^SkV\!ŶpU$W@I;)P&ǐL!2w~|o0Akݪoծ_JCeM]:پoToz/Cɧ|lJ&#ŷ&ݯKPOvD _8ЧBTŻN5U}g>OM}Y?vnp8cvi$_x޾{ cޔRe>^ͫ/ο~_Oz?~'QחU?]kwg}?}gv ucJH)ӄH)p^42MbFԸmyy4::\%^u']%s$d_tiSUkWԶq&4vmڂTrʔO϶&u{XT7ݶ2*]M XT{Im7žj_ԣRou,}}USq .yjԷXfecjZ>h;ťSLg6~E5[;v]S\dI@iZl&u߹m4lrP&7}Gد%>a[40KsƮpy593;=0[;񚩵7KN T^f_)h؛s6L4&O)բzX/!|[~MC){wZʉPiuoxH<0; E2Pκ=-CS8Rrs.r=ǨSKsTj'.L 5y6Rez^ǎ/Qgmiڙ_IgSvfcN-T7H`iW;4SeJ蝔f!žZN S5pˎг],րDz7^ҭLB3:f!Y0n ߻j ̫YNl2K~HM2v>E|a`3rpV*.*γgoKgՌAֆ,pr鎾ca$^WqV?:j@~V`]\=uL h-vޜJYι[ %Iވ 9!8LԘ^Kkx4ʼn#WcSs)zUU8Fw5]gKt !~]X;J\͙Lz0լ-DɭXk81ۊz)C4Vw7*8t>gsktOϋBT5 @ d~|c>f _D:9vYZd@q`j{LP@S~{.sJänmCzdEY=d:~tMNbdse7&ݘhYIgirCW SΊmIRFe-wm~su9< ;!v+7XdzLZk?#5-έÐ&$f̖߃{{ d2pͲ: $:#?̳fخ1q NƑgv5xv{dJN`_zCNԮ`r>!.4 "ﺩ4kx1w6Euܹۛ$?T=N| ԯq! Lї3BcIaҞQN睁=f7#@‹,G(:|v39,k#tCU"ZlU-ҕT@\!\S:yϤs ]< 8@f}uN[ R̝e){T(Z+_ -Y;TKhѓ ~i? s τ}Ԧ!xq9[= f&bLhYM~]p&)&G`G8$d:rw7<)lGB&S=WmKjb8#{.Hex:R\$,5p.<#.MR&#%]2[23oik7oG}SҖ.Qu#Ĩ!IYwYt5GJچ) _vΗ71"Xx+{v.ԗuE\M oDqZK_Z~ţSA: 4T&{vL4cym{3 i ;[{2'¨iz 4.v02ki֩#C\U@颧CUιj7n`b_`W*:}ӂgɱ l,z\gOunɑ{T O:Agp^@` ш2jKGwr2+tWD텏Ȥ/|n#}J3 u< ,!S0#mӰkp=lpۡHeZna왪xާ-Bp1wӿj695{i%;Nˎ*; -E!~U>9%q6s1(1[63F;TTxSnpKiO6!y$R8I/2uyw' @;mRa S Jj? ˬ*+繍+9?NpY|"Ų Qcߡ6<7ˀ U\ٱZ;Thgz?^&X|kAiWk}upvfw}L n4/Y}ر|zvQFglLUiGQ)i SrHHTg <{: jb^n"6pwo%\QʀS f7̠ǣ҆ țzi?@32:OoNmIBBmlw2ތΪoja0w8[ re:]=k]xc|eb=L'(:߬m-K‹I7MQQq[}IyrqbP7q杄18 ]Og$f@Tq Hv׶LK?WQ`=f\m5;mOű.m-ǯQSb4kjqn3 K(,}J Acy [T]k1Qy%KF(0#OۍJa x8hT $wӁ?{omf6 J|U}:=7c[R/GiY.Y%d<є_zBĎxC5 @a»vv { GC[~o{ A8]Zoٗ *:M}MD}X `DF 52%گ#N`9?W XMm-PKMm{cǿ =AEIRaa){Q+p+?(Zۂ fS0!S32v4Ax(e ASu ^_CYR'Y7TQd 2\Q㡢W3g$F 0;l(W|Zv.ۗ 'Oy6J_]l{SLSDSnxk]Ι $M WU/JgT6!Cl65b}^R;w>lѣ_n^Om&v.w˲; wbD`o*DC.mhʠ>7Y3fC}Vڝz3fk-z+_xsy8,ϐGfgUVά:׹k-Na#ux۪9OYe{M̛jU `®\-ޅEMlC8(´WN!*s9t]_o=Y:aHWߘMW@׫u>CBI_p׹E6\}K< d/JZPyDw)@2lIT5e =dadrS#O-'U#೴ߺ)P?O(sxC&h}G#Hby@_o]@-'o׽W ѣD:V SL|T>5me<'88 Qɖ1۩RP=R K@yq狪3BvR#K@ɨ̋JסsRMG抹MT":xgZ?Eґ `)D\"f6\KL:˩>5^؇^n(f.3!{z@=vQ6IWt^oM < Yشop,gPKE ^t!/}k2P_Ӷhx^,tpAH +sO2?`jyWy-!WM\KMW!Dz+L/\a|϶캣yMR7;gR 64$/ݰʿUS+%F!$f8N-AhsP3^(E{JV4|eœLO|&]|wnzHD#`67 |&6QlT%zLlwWW_;$3_(`m<"_ 9W jș`aUMG`pڮ?uc~S$Iʩn]0NhR翭tL,.e.>c9% ta1!j~ e*(B " #B@݃<7F|J;YU49Sv &sm᙭~j]W*%2M|f+E!bauO[6^*7wqI1"*&P;DtxʮJ}LKsuRKk [MFs1~Wzy=Aڂ 2?TT&7q`2w$]6щA ktD\ABHpYOgZ6pG5[֤g?ҡ i=aCy<^gf0vY}wa6_[̀h-)xT\ci8K/_~1w;O4rԣk,EyR5~0tl=#~c]ak<ɍehk V5>y]O9P#MRn7x=i:_mouyGOg!"<3^3L$:ÂzYeLEKP=0;LuC֮.TX@#^3FfS&'5XρsGPcru7E1qFYG~z:ɤi1w;#fdvHh?|Ģź1 7a$q#-\duNCl7ۄgzk[wze"r,@b}>~ɜs38dy=5M.P>gJ@3 rHQe 7mqMmpS\,VYs_; MbVfj:azc}=2b nf _P,2Dd` pZYg_pf}0}E X!`˺%4,HCِdb='u *_Qޝ g#P*P0vxF{K.^(l\DHXC϶$@ٶ <2my1&лUfGj2MwJ#]=W;cg<گO;yIh5Yϒ~C D͎C9gXi |}J]%C |0_}`Nvi:,2ݷQGhq>;=槱urQLfJ缀DSuӽĒ6hb) AA)"0@U#w~y>Ϊh6$o^P +;4i>Ӓdn"8"c=z{wB. iujtd^x]sWxo*2 Oեj+GN2`hEQˡW,om''<${WQ$!b"R.y7.0JgsXw|?@`uvUvi|$zD3ïakF?f7jBtW wz mD&Å6&4 ?]cC~˭t92jj/# Vs,W_u8̘$( xM(Dga1Ե(>'}SG7!,y٩woD!o& ^IHi=Ac<-Gx/},?+5:LCt/žFB6'hвp ]IUzjYq耱,Kє7͈ۏ:9ܔnRT,%} G);= bBzN8|*~&f^w,יnx&ximfŴͭJCI9!Ev{B->1c{ $7a ';/d@3B:][ YFc%d'frXˆzkj4N9~:<~Ilj'$Aj  I#3D~P+YQ=ì o7^K)/fkS6:Z"\|O&c,aFGU>G]6){e2&%He6V^b ZbBۯΒT&IQ<͍ڥwÂfEF׉so*bngJWg:3rR>Yo lY# U]NHHПoJy=c+zuؘ=SȣndU*f/)z+ctTt?[hV{_Kr J*&<@N|9:M&%`hIqRMgyLː!:r.M1]s;LJȗؽ@-8.b‫|JDc8\3/Pe,iƁys:^x\@ڈm-gUiqFU@46XӉ=a*h̔x_!ϞyΖ9H_|s_+Ɔ;3Ι~{TliqA:~PQ>P"#q 1۔Eٳ z;'pC@[$')n׉!lC/@MBǣ<)TsA?ML0읟H'jm3d] $/Yv@ul%$}m C oMJzJkJd[;FX=ڛAɃ L4yVGN^ 2l7H9%G=NG⋃$']cx:1=(SJBEr&?o_pdâ]CHQlyGԏ*o(3_ipKXhCKn%*y/4 :$2\\4yXxۣK|!gK?B#<7ӫ>uѹxrEF B^;/Gnojvpu68$#&d\l S$="0>a$`>=M3@Z#N4^lAO݂ZCy`(~tnrK$-nJ6 (G(_pMݥ^{J2hmHy:\sÚĒ&Ն妐݁viF, J_1F;R:-x08Hd/I[knf*I-6˜c>%^XsᡋQaC2܍ӎ"Js)l8:_iÇEjfNuYgK9OfרhV9leǹ|(&d*ຽvVJ\TK&9z)Q-;b^bf&-(ƴ[y.T75g+n~XCwInN@?N@QLr#H,CY.LugvSUcA\w΢}gl0\2}A.xI/B';/':LB?f38tHe%"gl8~ Dt =mx=%4gx#CqyWÖNsv YM7&\/E4WNl nݪDCNYқn^1xOV Oxp2Y޺n;tWzӃD||K4c IbRQ'g?n}Vff~Ϭ϶f{݇ĥj2J<Ϙ nD(W!yvɊq抡En,[9Yg&iAjb-u3?"$~bfQT\ {>J of& $K$TEFC,E1Q3t^ϸ(ʬ<0VHW'<m,oъH6^Q} sl JZ<[A iΓI,騄@JM`Ù;XkA3f t3@! QZpܶf#]# _}2%}!dܜˣVc&tͯQk-XqM gZj7Mi*uogt[+#~ 4;0Cn$y៽@k>4aldM/ ^YJtw32OZȊz|j@Ww\=jX_+l2f,H20x[3w!gKuҀx]Ɛi>8:Oe+n%-96^??╖; }X@jjʨMЎN`{~TװXjHυsgF1qא"xT.sC2j{G!\nKRd؊M;nws-(:n@WרP<l~ɇt)i{J4 (KS-Fy.c? y,xts`"Yz¡ ~ ƕ:B"rUVoA;Csw"|T zl{nm<öacU]C俹:A}AJ }-務שmM?.X9nwSn9mʇZѢ9n[+`BGाZd9?O93xֺw'ճc-'ؖ|KzkcFK4@˵X };4뫁w"zDi[DPo4@enQ p)=R--i&Nzy^<ְADvXd`} (~đnZKXK}?/ v7&N)'tJ@ MN5c7T`pCGi}WV)@A0Ks18onsx=;QeoWṷ٩&ڨ@^NyFHypPkj'B?8!vvz]~1P20H  iA+Bl1Sŀ(Z&sr#(XJhߺk6̍y^W%si*ORGTwn6Mo;ᮇ6dV͖v*]~G(J ?˸:+(ysэٕңʀaj[r&hC0W6)\vRTBIY= =Фp)5F//FSVY o@T*[%$*DeQ>>ο8m_$ ݠ¾oj0!1מ},>k(Pϲ6Aǻ.rHg^!䕭 X= TjSXskɑ9|*Wx`fxPWrU :0>/HiirB=ͥsdr4,𯱮¥dG$O[HST8GVUm3P 9=a;;Aµe Z (~% MȔBmYHTx +QJXG'O1\榥D]wc8S|4J<OMxx]4yﺘ"ɥ9^]DU2H$NJ|aKt69>꿯 ( S-Z`{zZH(e,~BKpC8GCN2/8.!5nW2d!,_cJW.=SX"K3qgH 99gcףǤB΋84C''9zX`Ѹ:(ӵ41qu}c1nEWxwzӄҮ6k?c X zor@)m)?8pd*9zcw'uu p,zs%WYz9ޗu t>K2$ԧo BU,4:4{;JCSpppR8 %M4*,&vz<[>G/y7b͐e {!3;FzKW];(e^ sW?2ƻ\ɳȶm|ԋ\Gkfu3J.RuAzTY$y}9?̜IMj cD;;#XJ-T$y'65!Mhmi~ޑ-+9Q Lѣ^Zc/EiU13 }+. (mhkx Vs^ne`gL9knnd*ne=ATsPDOi ;:VhiŞ#fD<-@CE'&#/ugXp w/=fP(X!.3=S pn%>0HU 'd Do雮y0 G]/#glrEzqO195*rNhSvV"}5X*]0w|Lq><`݀*W`T.5 .Eݒu)svcSR)M8T =/b` Ze&oUWpzR$IJ#X7nM譈ϱ!7 ʅ^bӂ7(\\up2 & wAƭW p6$Č 竟>o0@&!1Wy _v)D km8m9Nh n֟iJ!X4YVc'zFx_0}={*kς֋g` r`5~(,Ҙ)_`}^a/OS3C61+>ld"hty_>'cyWF(s d.ӑb |0}s6 4+P5_r|O[eh&Mp"AM.Gu* V`HJ5cUs3z{sMd*{TXHŠZm$CpY/PAW<`lTe׉gZi7 |^şBÎBGjG=U9ݞńK8=B "G9g,|bAkKizGJFR}F R2)3匈A>֞)j{j^|\6<;pV&CMZ(*}mIlccB &?T$fY&D,t9(CzNy]>C)=yQn =s oւP:ovtGSu4l mLw9zSWJyрHSN0TkAjC+zU٘,ȳK/ŏr;|0-kb,g[nFfRޛKMm'G8l9%jSI|^8Ѫ| p>]ڜ!W_˽2Kz IaaSD~nGe!"Fo 'i-\C֭lDw^op5y3Ȗaζ٣ iM\aIX"\TGq`#"< 2/]3X M`4̍&1OJɗxCǫFz ~ rјi>UNkbM}B=HeK?~/T՛Ko pߨ=qw<<p*o &@U8x| $DXvU.J6T|?Y:Mh' K %= E;1wU%YL9堉ցx+EvW+?mpڛi@ʶ>`/>f"\0sKד&hyۍCACP;ԿTw EpO>c>uR .#-0 UY13l.#+"?Zy,x8"&d̥UbXen꠬HBs-kXE5[`if`tfL!Gavܘnd=! ,-nU ndvp~Y{7 AQBGqW<[gmWi f*UIM4=:Mw,g-dҶ}|W}.Vmy%R╓J8W{3b~ÓțuyJX1HVμo_,I>+;Ocüh%xt ZS\ёfsoV3Và4ΡmTJdŪ.Em*.P^.uͨFI&f xza[YwQ^5\/&-A}zDtVBҿ_(͡IϔxE' )I>Zn\ҳ;AWSdބ;FX7R0#E3=b:/4bC4up{*9n/LYp)LC\=[~G|h79_Ƿ_uSyx%hZ:r}գ?ϣNT:$*wh -'[+S[[-oX\Fe]F۫ԫc;i#Z 4I9rBoj!pӆI)SpL-\Y]7GMh4 f+mH8"&
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1