Writing the Present
Another Planet
There is a pit of grief and guilt and pain that is so smooth sided it is impossible to climb out of. I don’t know if I will be able to scrabble up the sides today. Instead I am going to try and just survive it. Stop struggling, stop climbing and give in to it. […]
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Terminating sadness
My life before I married was not easy or free from difficulties. I grew up in an abusive household where the abuse was physical as well as a constant grind down of negativity towards me. I was told I thought myself too clever, I was too arrogant, that I thought I was better than the […]
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Mayonnaise, wonderbread and Small Town Drug scenes
….Hunter S Thompson would say things like “I have consulted my attorney, and she recommends that all names and places are redacted (huge ink splotch) and any resemblance to anyone living or dead, or similarity to situations involving the aforementioned living or dead is pure unadulterated coincidence, and the following is a work of fiction […]
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Living Inside
I have lived back inside for six months now. Five years on the road in campers and tents with no inside showers or bathrooms, and now six months of showers whenever I want them, and the walk to the bathroom being across carpet not down trails. I had previously been homeless on a few occasions […]
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