Three years, three men: The long road from homelessness to housing in Spokane
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Daniel Walters
Summary
A deeply reported longform narrative following Seamus "Shame Dog" Galligan, a homeless man in Spokane who overdoses on fentanyl in California, survives, and over three years — alongside two other unhoused men interviewed at the Spokane library — escapes homelessness. The article traces his journey through addiction, incarceration, frostbite, stabbing, and ultimately recovery and shelter, offering an intimate portrait of the cycle of homelessness and the rare path out of it.
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bskyThree years, three men: The long road from homelessness to housing in Spokanerangemedia.coKey quotes
· 3 pulledHe inhales a bit too much, holds his breath a tad too long. His dad waits for him to call to come pick him up.
A month of detoxing in jail has weakened his tolerance. So he makes the miscalculation that killed so many of his friends.
Stabbed. Frostbitten. Overdosed. Sheltered. Sober. Saved.
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