I got a call from my mother today. The only thing that makes that anywhere near remarkable is that we have been estranged for twenty years. I would describe my mother as verbally and emotionally abusive, something she would dispute. She would say that I’m overly emotional, dramatic, prone to exaggeration or making things up. … Continue reading When a Stranger Calls

So, I did something kind of dumb tonight. Not super dumb on the scale of the true idiocy I can get myself into, but pretty fucking silly when I thought about it. I spent a dozen dollars on a trio of succulents. BFD, right? Well, here's the thing: I bought a dozen dollars' worth of somewhat … Continue reading Suck-ulent It!

My America died last night, suicided on a double blade of ignorance and arrogance, swallowing a lethal dose of apathy. Her last words were, "It's a rigged system," whispering the rhetoric that drove her to the edge. My America died last night. Sadly, Murica lives on.