This piece has evolved over the past few years since I've been at DU. The story's remained relatively the same over the first few iterations, but has always included a homeless woman and some sort of turmoil unravelling. For the sake of this portfolio I've chosen to include several versions. The first I've included is perhaps the one I'm happiest with and is perhaps the most "complete," it includes supernatural elements; the second version emphasizes the homeless experience, the third explores a familial connection to homelessness. 

The inspiration for the original story (which is "Version C" below) was my witnessing panhandlers during commutes to school. I've chosen to include several versions, because they display a bit in the way of my creative process, but mainly because it underscores my belief that writing is never complete and ever-evolving. I believe it would be a falsehood to say that I'm completely satisfied with everything I've ever written and that that will remain the case forever. In addition, for the sake of this portfolio we were asked to revise a work we'd previously completed and I suppose that this progression represents that process of revision as I search for the story's destination (The "latest" revision is "Version B").