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INTERVIEW WITH A VAGRANT

August 19, 2025

Name: Pete

Location: New York City

Details: Pete has been living on the streets for fifteen years

Conducted by Alex Gray

QUESTIONS

1. What's the most peculiar thing you've done on a Tuesday?

I found a half-eaten pastrami sandwich with pickles on a bench - ate it, of course.


2. Do you believe in a power nap?

I nap where I can, when I can.


3. How do you feel about socks?

Socks are luxury, dude - take 'em when I find 'em.


4. Ever had a dance battle with an inanimate object?

I danced with a trash can once but the wind was weird.


5. What's your strategy for dealing with Mondays?

Mondays are like any day. Find food, find shelter.


6. Do you think cheese is a food group?

Cheese is good - if I can scrounge some.


7. How often do you reorganize your thoughts?

Thoughts get jumbled, so I don't organize much.


8. What's your favorite way to procrastinate?

I watch people from a distance.


9. Ever talked to a plant? What did it say?

I'd talk to 'em if they could.


10. Do you have a secret talent for weird things?

My real talent's finding stuff in alleys.


11. How do you define "adventure"?

Scraping by day to day.


12. What's the last thing you googled out of curiosity?

Don't got no phone.


13. Do you believe in luck?

Yeah, but I don't always get it.


14. How do you handle things that are "too real"?

I avoid them and stay in my bubble.


15. What's your go-to excuse for weird behavior?

"I'm livin' on the streets, dude."


16. Do you collect anything odd?

I collect cans for money.


17. How do you feel about pineapple on pizza?

Don't think about pizza much.


18. What's the most spontaneous thing you've done?

Jumped in a puddle - in the rain.


19. Do you have a ritual for calming down?

I talk to myself - often.


20. If you could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, what would it be?

Dumpster diving!

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