Crumbs to Bricks

Brad, Trish, and Katie were broke, hungry, and invisible—until they turned panhandling into performance, pity into profit, and a half-truth into a full-blown hustle.
From bus stops to burrito brawls, viral fame to IRS threats, Crumbs to Bricks is a raw, laugh-out-loud, gut-punch of a novel about chosen family, street hustle, and the fine line between survival and self-destruction.
But when a sharp-eyed 9-year-old shows up with real pain—and a bigger purpose—the trio has to face the truth: keep cashing in the lie, or build something real from the rubble.
Gritty, hilarious, and deeply human, this is the story of three nobodies who dared to matter—and the street-born legacy they left behind.