Today was a special day in Brittan. Was it special because the sun came out after the wettest Spring Brittan has ever seen? Well yes. Any day the pasty, pasty Brits see the sun shine is a special day. Today was a special day because a Thoroughbred race horse named Frankel won his eleventh …
Get a painting contractor Charlottesville, they said. It’ll be easier, they said. You’ll save a lot of time, they said. Did I listen? Of course not! I decided to do all the painting myself and it’s taken a lot longer than I thought it would. Last night I slept in a bed full of sawdust. …
I used to be entertained most days by the crackheads that lived in the two houses across the street from me and next to me. Unfortunately, before I had a chance to name any of them, they were all evicted. I guess meth just isn’t selling like it used to be. That was years ago. …
Sometimes being treated like a girl is a real insult. I used to lift weights. I used to lift heavy things. I used to not be such a wuss. That was all before I was disabled. I’m eight percent permanently disabled from my degenerative disks in my back. Some days it is literally a pain …
When I step foot inside a Home Depot I feel like I can’t breathe. My chest begins to tighten up, and I feel anxiety. It’s not a normal reaction, but I did not have a normal childhood. I spent summer days trailing, behind my Dad in stinky hot Home Depot. I should have spent my …