Adam BredenbergTreasure IslandBlake knew he had to do it. Even though it seemed crazy to pick up and drive for hours to meet a bunch of strangers, Blake had been high on…Jun 4, 2022Jun 4, 2022
Adam BredenbergAfter graduating college, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with my life.Before graduating, I applied to the Peace Corps. The application process, at that time, was somewhat arduous and demoralizing. Bureaucracy…Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020
Adam BredenbergAn Aside on Political PhilosophySome people may want to know about my political ideology. I think this is fair. Every text is biased, so the best thing an author can do…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
Adam BredenbergFirst They Came For The Homeless: Chapter 4: A Brief History of the Ohlone BayDozens of tribes lived in the fertile land near a temperate bay. They hunted rabbits, deer, elk, antelope, bear, wild cats, sea otters and…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Adam BredenbergFirst They Came For The Homeless: Chapter 3I drove from Modesto to Berkeley in the dark, about two hours of ghostly highways. When I got to the bay, I missed my exit and…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Adam BredenbergFirst They Came For The Homeless: Chapter 2In October of 2016, I was living in Modesto, California. Modesto is, true to its name, a very humble city. It seems to be a sort of…Jul 3, 2020Jul 3, 2020
Adam BredenbergFirst They Came For The Homeless: Chapter 1In 2016, a group of homeless people formed a protest organization and began camping in public places around the City of Berkeley. Shortly…Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020
Adam BredenbergIs this one of those sites where you have to bring your own audience?- I hate self-promoting, yet modern capitalism expects you to do it.Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
Adam BredenbergWhy is it okay to say “Black Lives Matter,” and why is it stupid to say, “All Lives Matter”?The answer lies in negritude, a French term. In English, the word would generally be translated as “blackness.” A great deal of thought…Jun 19, 2020Jun 19, 2020
