Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, "The Soloist"
Steve Lopez, L.A. Times columnist and author of The Soloist, describes the making of a CD by a formerly homeless classical musician who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, Nathaniel Anthony Ayers. What a wonderful outcome of an unlikely friendship between two extraordinary men.
Please consider choosing just one person sharing our public spaces who is socially isolated by mental illness or homelessness, and meet for coffee and conversation at a cafe once a week. Ideas about how to get started, as well as some Freestyle Volunteer stories, are tabbed above.
(At Crosscut.com you can find my review of The Soloist – book and film.)
I stumbled onto your blog and read a few post. I like your style of writing.
Thank you, Velma! If you want more, try my stuff at Crosscut – http://crosscut.com/account/JudyLightfoot