Joel Chaffee

Joel Chaffee is a writer of prose, music and poetry and the founder of artist collective Charity Case. He is twenty-seven years old and lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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Joel Chaffee is a writer of prose, music and poetry and the founder of artist collective Charity Case. He is twenty-seven years old and lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Views Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Occupy Wall Street: Fun or Misery, It's a Marvel The Your Comfort Committee announced with a smile, "I have some good news tonight. I think we have enough blankets." This was greeted with applause and the raising of hands while wiggling and shaking the fingers - to indicate appreciation; or, as they say at Liberty Plaza, to indicate that you are "into it." Read more |