2025-06-13 “Just A Thought” by Emma (born 1861)

Hey y’all—I work the night show at the theater tonight, so I’m takin’ the morning slow. Just sittin’ here with my coffee and thinkin’.

There’s a lotta shelters already out there. Not just the new ones we’re workin’ on with Stop-Gap Housing, but the ones that’ve been doing this work quietly for years.

An’ there’s also a whole bunch of thrift stores. I was wonderin’… what if folks who had a little extra money bought stuff from thrift stores and donated it to shelters?

Emma checks in from her apartment in Brooklyn. Emma Knox, a young woman with long, wavy brown hair, sits at a wooden table in her apartment at Tom Jenkins’s American Heritage Apartments in Brooklyn. She’s wearing a dark green t-shirt and resting her head lightly against one hand while smiling warmly at the camera. The kitchen in the background features white cabinetry, a white subway tile backsplash, and a few everyday appliances like a kettle and toaster. Soft natural light fills the space, giving the scene a peaceful, thoughtful atmosphere.



Things like socks, underwear (new ones, obviously), towels, jeans, shirts, hoodies… Stuff that’s always needed but often overlooked. You’d be helping the thrift store and the shelter at the same time. Two birds. One warm hoodie.

I dunno—just a thought from my kitchen table.

Thanks for readin’ my story—

—Emma

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