Time for a bit of Cornhusker humor;-) About the Old Dog...

Here's the Old Dog wheeling toward his Red-Rollin' van near a warning sign south of Santa Maria, California.

At 'leash' he's still kicking;-).

Agin' but still movin',

Dan Wilcox

Guest Post: OUT OF THE SHADOWS by Joe Payne

Read this powerful, lucid article by Joe Payne on the present tragic lives of young teens caught in prostitution and human trafficking...

But, even more importantly, about caring humans
who are helping them escape to new life:

OUT OF THE SHADOWS:

As human trafficking becomes more visible on the Central Coast, authorities are collaborating
in an unprecedented way to prosecute abusers, help victims, and end the cycle.

By Joe Payne
Photo by Jayson Mellom
Illustration by Alex Zuniga

May 18, 2016, marked a grim milestone in Santa Barbara County, as a Santa Maria jury found Humberto Carranza and Cameron Jones guilty of several counts of trafficking of a minor for sex....

Contact Arts Editor Joe Payne at jpayne@santamariasun.com.
Copyright © Santa Maria Sun
http://www.santamariasun.com/cover/15091/out-of-the-shadows-as-human-trafficking-becomes-more-visible-on-the-central-coast-authorities-are-collaborating-in-an-unprecedented-way-to-prosecute-abusers-help-victims-and-end-the-cycle/
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RISE UP!

Support law enforcement, behavioral wellness helpers, and writers such as Joe Payne who are standing up against the darkness of injustice, abuse, human trafficking, and prostitution.

Work for human rights,

Daniel Wilcox

Down in the 'Hood'?

Down in the ‘Hood’

A sign on Broadway
In Santa Maria,
Before the last exit:
Jesus Auto Repair

Did you take a
Wrong turn far back?
Are you all tired out
With nothing to spare,
Exhausted,
Running on empty
And braking loose?

Stop clutching,
Gearing down to be
‘Souled’ for cheap
Down in the ‘hood,’
Headed for junk.


Our man specializes
In total overhaul
And restoration;
The transmission
Everyone can afford!


Down in the ‘hood’ today?

Time to Bloom UP!

First published in Right Hand Pointing
Anthologized in Psalms, Yawps, and Howls



In the Light,

Daniel Wilcox