“The Paris slums are a gathering place for eccentric people—people who have fallen into solitary, half-mad grooves of life and given up trying to be normal or decent. Poverty frees them from ordinary standards of behaviour, just as money frees people from work.”

Down & Out is an online literary magazine devoted to connecting people through the strangeness and humor of our collective experiences.

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Staff Writers: John Ashland, Alice Fernier, Jonathan Gerard, Walter Fardo, Jess Cruz, Kevin Morrison

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