A collection of fact-based vignettes drawn from direct work with homeless and dislocated men, portraying their struggles, small redemptions, and the humor and tragedy of daily life in a communal rehabilitation colony. The pieces depict arrivals at a monastery-like household, everyday debates and domestic scenes, and the colony’s practical programs such as a printshop and bindery that teach skills and self-reliance. Through sympathetic narration the stories illustrate gradual moral and habit change, the importance of steady care, and a group model for rebuilding independence and dignity.