Tag: kieran prather

  • “Elijah’s Funeral”: The story behind the story

    “Elijah’s Funeral”: The story behind the story

    I worked a long time on this story to make sure I got it absolutely right. I think maybe I did. The setting of the story is completely real. The Los Angeles Catholic Worker, Hennessy House and the Hippie Kitchen are all real places/institutions in Skid Row and Boyle Heights and were where I spent…