Susan Scott is a freelance writer who worked for many years at the Calgary Herald. While writing this book, she interviewed more than 60 women facing homelessness across Canada. Part of her agreement with these women was to tell their stories in the way they would want to have them told.

All Our Sisters is essential reading for anyone who wants to know about the conditions facing homeless women today.

Featured excerpts (click to read):

Barb | Melissa

 

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Related essays on Irked Magazine:
The Cold War, written by Anya Peters
Cold Turkey & Recovery: Two Lionhearted Photo Essays by Karen Stuebing
Sad Hearts Dressed in Old Clothes, a letter by Hannah Taylor
Stairwell Standoff, written by Lee Stringer
A Homeless Man Speaks, meet Tony the Street Blogger
Kicking Off Homelessness, an essay about the Homeless World Cup

 

Also of interest: There is an absolutely beautiful poem found on the first page of All Our Sisters. It was written by a woman named Karen Flett in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It touched us so much that we’ve asked permission to add it to Irked Magazine’s official Contributors’ Guidelines (hint: scroll to the bottom of the page).