Lee Stringer
Lee Stringer is a writer who lived unhoused with a
He discovered his talent when he was searching for an instrument with which to push the filters in his crack stem from one end to the other, so that he could smoke the remaining resin. What he found was a pencil, which he subsequently also used to write a short story called "No place to call home" which he then sent to "Street News".[4] Eventually writing won out over drugs as a passion, Stringer checked himself into a Project Renewal, Inc. homeless shelter and treatment center, and with their help was able to kick his addiction. His first published book chronicling his years on the street. "Grand Central Winter: Stories From the Street," (Seven Stories Press, 1997) made the top ten recommended book lists of both USA Today and the New York Times, went on to publication 18 languages and won a Washington Irving Award, and a Murray Kenton Award.
He received the
Books
- Lee Stringer (1998). Grand Central Winter. ISBN 1-888363-57-6
- Lee Stringer, Kurt Vonnegut (2000). Like Shaking Hands With God. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1-58322-002-X
- Lee Stringer (2004). Sleepaway School. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1-58322-478-5
- Lee Stringer (2010). Grand Central Winter: Expanded Second Edition. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1-58322-918-3
References
- ^ Jiler, John (1998-06-28). "Street Singer: The story of a homeless addict who found a pencil at Grand Central and saved his life". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ a b Silberstein, Judy (2006-02-16). "Mamk's Lee Stringer Gives "Internal View" of a Difficult Life". Larchmont Gazette. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ a b "Past Residents - Lee Stringer, Writer - Marfa, Fall 2005". Lannan Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ Blueprint B version 2.0 (2008) *Christer Lundfall, Ralf Nystrom, Nadine Rohlk Cotting, Jeanette Clayton
Further reading
- Author Site: leestringer.net
- Ames, Lynne, "A Onetime Crack Addict Finds a New High in His Life as an Author", The New York Times, January 20, 2002
