Essay · October 15, 2026
What We Owe One Another
Public trust, private loyalties, and the difficult work of accountability
Read the full essay →The Blog
Full-length essays and satire from HOPE401 + Civic401.
These articles stay available here. For short community observations and notes, visit the Corkboard.
Press coverage · Motif · August 25, 2026
In Motif: Searching for Hope in Rhode Island
Brian Shovelton profiles HOPE and the people needed to sustain it.
Explore the coverage →Historical reprint · The Providence Eye · July 8, 2026
I’m Sleeping in A Shelter in Providence. And I Built an App for Folks Seeking Help With Basic Survival Needs.
Robert Diamond’s July 2026 essay on why he built HOPE.
Read the full historical essay →
Satire / commentary · October 14, 2026
EOH: EXCELLENCE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FAILURE
A public service. Admission: $1,065.
Read the full essay →
Essay / commentary ·
EVERYBODY COMES TO HOPE
A Civic Experiment in How Society Actually Works
Read the full essay →
Poetry / satire ·
Street Warrior
They asked for my address
before they’d hear my case.
Fictional satire ·
The Department of Already Available Information
Where finding the public record requires another public record.
Read the full essay →
Satire ·
HOMELESS PEOPLE DAY
A Modest Proposal for a Country Running Out of Indoors
Read the full essay →
Satire
EOH - Excellence in Obscurity Happens Here
A citizen asks a simple question: how many shelter beds are available tonight?
Read the full essay →