This year Chappy resolved to show his daughter what Christmas was all about. They’d do it together, like a real goddamn family.… more
This year Chappy resolved to show his daughter what Christmas was all about. They’d do it together, like a real goddamn family.… more
We’re at it again. On our weekly phone call. Me at the bottom of the world. Her, near the top.… more
The instant coffee went down like fracking fluid. Sour. Smelled like miners’ socks. Clam chowder, microwaved, and turkey jerky of unknown vintages had been scrounged. Untouched by either of them.
So the duo departed the house. Confronted the dreary morning in silence to try to find the car…
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No one broke Jesus’ legs, but someone made Him bleed. … more
“Wife-beating has a unique and unforgettable sound, especially when it wakes you up in the middle of the night…”… more
“It seems that every time I drink I go to jail. You must tell me how to fix this,” he said… more
“On my right is a steep embankment, on my left an open lane. Ahead of me is the grill of a Ford pickup coming head-on… more
“Grandpa Bub grew up in a generation without alcoholics. There were plenty of winos, boozers, lushes and drunks, but that was back when alcohol had personality; it was your drinking that defined you… more