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The World's Game

One of the best ways that I have found to connect with people when traveling or living abroad is to plug into the local soccer culture…

Sep 23, 2022

The World's Game

Sep 23, 2022

“The Blues Always Been Here” — August Wilson's Musical Language

(Note: I wrote this essay after watching the recently debuted Netflix movie version of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, based on the play by…

Dec 21, 2020

“The Blues Always Been Here” — August Wilson's Musical Language

Dec 21, 2020

Kicking It

I actually had to look up the phrase on Google Translate.

Jan 21, 2019

Kicking It

Jan 21, 2019

Un Sabor de Casa

So, it’s Starbucks. Again. Call me David. (See, there was a character in Moby-Dick named Starbuck, which served as the inspiration for… oh…

Dec 24, 2018

Un Sabor de Casa

Dec 24, 2018

Viendo el Fútbol en Costa Rica

Costa Ricans love their football. No, not the NFL (although you can find those games on TV down here). The game that is actually played…

Dec 7, 2018

Viendo el Fútbol en Costa Rica

Dec 7, 2018

The Man in the Street

Alarm blares. Hit snooze. Turn over in bed, burrow deeper under the covers. No, not yet. Just a few more minutes….

May 17, 2017

The Man in the Street

May 17, 2017

When Homelessness Comes Home

I’ve been observing, volunteering and writing about homelessness in Seattle for the past 28 months. My writing, and subsequent activism on…

May 12, 2017

When Homelessness Comes Home

May 12, 2017

David Hirning

David Hirning

I’m a Seattle resident of four decades. I write about homelessness and other pressing (and not-so-pressing) issues that beset the human condition.

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