Patrick Hayes

Flint, MI-based writer, dad, coach, teacher, trailer park alum, etc.

Category: Flint

  • Government, Capitalism Team Up To Actively Harm Flint Residents

    Flint and its surrounding areas claim a long and colorful history of incompetent and/or corrupt government that has often resulted in the collective subversion of the needs of the city’s people, especially its most vulnerable or voiceless people, in service to the whims of those in elected positions here.

  • Rasheed Wallace Does the Work

    Rasheed Wallace Does the Work

    There’s a presence about Wallace that is unmistakable — a wise, serene, stillness that on the surface is in direct contrast to the often outwardly passionate and emotional way he played basketball.

  • Quit Using Flint to Score Social Media Points

    Quit Using Flint to Score Social Media Points

    Flint’s water has too often been used by outsiders as a catchy meme to score social justice points.

  • Flint Couture

    A ridiculous thing happened to me. On the day I found out I was an honorable mention for My City Magazine’s Greater Flint Best Dressed, I had accidentally worn two different socks that I didn’t realize were mismatched until like halfway through the day. Being selected for this honor came with the promise of an interview…