Word: companionism
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...community, Lars Eighner was homeless again, living in a tent by a creek bridge not far from where he had written his famous book, eating from Dumpsters again, destitute and with few prospects. For more than two weeks, he lived there with his dog Lizbeth and the same male companion he has been with for nearly a decade. Then some of Eighner's friends rescued him, at least temporarily. For now, by the grace of those friends, the 49-year-old writer temporarily occupies a tiny, one-bedroom apartment...
...than three years. He rented a house for $880 a month and ran up total expenses he estimates at $1,200 a month. He bought a new computer, an espresso maker, a fax machine, a stereo and cable-TV service, as well as a set of weights for his companion--"the sort of stuff anybody with a reasonably good job would have...
...effort to reduce his expenses, Eighner, a gentle, articulate man with a soft South Texas accent who is severely overweight and afflicted with phlebitis, migraines and arthritis, moved with his companion an hour south, to San Antonio, Texas, early last year. There, he took an apartment for $425 a month and taught a few classes in writing. He says his return to the streets in October came after an expected book royalty failed to arrive in September, and from a "miscalculation" that he would get a couple of teaching jobs. "People have said that I do nothing until things...
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EXPECTING. UMA THURMAN, 27, other-worldly actress, and ETHAN HAWKE, 27, her companion and Gattaca co-star; their first child; in July...