Dirty Kids, Filthy Secrets

Meet America’s secret society of millennial migrants
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose...” These young, modern drifters have rejected all the bedrock tenets of American society, shunning aspirations of getting a job and having a home. These millennial migrants would rather be free. Their underground movement has grown into somewhat of a secret society that hides in plain sight as they travel the country on the cheap.
They are "Dirty Kids." It is a reference to both their disheveled appearance and the pungent body odor that most wear like a badge of honor.
This true story reveals the often-filthy secrets behind their make-shift society, taking you inside this counter-culture movement that is always on the move.
Despite their deep disillusionment, Dirty Kids talk of wanderlust and freedom, embracing the idealistic ethos of the open road, just like Woody Guthrie and Jack Kerouac before them.
But their hard life on the streets takes its toll. Many Dirty Kids don’t expect to live to see their mid-30s. They risk becoming a generation, lost. But not before enjoying the ride, crisscrossing the highways, backstreets and railways of America, on their own terms, and often, on their own two feet.
Taken together, their stories stand as a modern, millennial generation mash-up of hippie and hobo culture, an itinerants’ tale that is never anything less than engrossing.
Their itinerary is pure chance. Their destination, unknown. But the ride is free. And so, these Dirty Kids believe, are they...
*This e-book single contains 28,000 words.