Inside a Homeless Man's Quest to Reprogram His Life

It was the first really cold morning of the season in late September when I first met Patrick McConlogue and Leo Grand in person. By that point, I had been following their story for about a month

On this day, Patrick was going to give Leo, a 37-year-old New York City resident, a lesson in computer programming, which had become their morning ritual; I was there to watch. As Patrick approached, I recognized the friendly looking 23-year-old from photos he posted on a Facebook page he created to document Leo's journey to learn to code. We exchanged a brief greeting before going to meet up with Leo Read more...