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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville-It’s Just A House

You can say it’s just a house, but it’s been in the family for over 60 years. It sits right next door, on the corner of my street, a big double house, run down, empty, and with an auction sign in the yard. My Grandparents lived there. I was a baby when my Grandfather died, …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville-It Doesn’t Work That Way

New year,new me! Um…no. You tell yourself all kinds of things. Things like: I’m going to shake off that gloom and start fresh, but life ain’t like that. Life does not care that you hung a new calendar, that you made a damn list, or decided anything was going to be different. It just goes …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville-Resolutions 2016

2015 get your ass going, you sucked! Sure, there were a few good things, Baboo made the honor roll, Dan starred in his school play, I sold my first piece of art, things like that. But, sickness, death, grief, that was just soul-suckingly, hideously, bad. I’m done with with it, midnight on the 31st can’t …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville-Merry Little Christmas

Have yourself one. If you can. If you can’t, fake it. I’m going to. That’s what I’ve decided. I’m not feeling it. I’m trying. I knew it would be hard, and it is. I see Mom everywhere, but she’s not here, and it’s awful. But I’m just going along, I can’t be this blubbering mess, …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville-Let’s Talk About That Country You Want Back

I’ve been seeing it for a couple of years now, my conservative friends. You want your country back. You know what? So do I. But let’s think about this for a moment, what country are we talking about, exactly? You see, I’m not that much different than you. It’s hard out there, living paycheck to …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville- Sick And Tired

I’m sick and tired. Literally. I’ve felt pretty sick at heart at all the hate and bullshit I’ve been seeing the last little while, I guess it was only a matter of time before it manifested itself physically. I’ve noticed a slight uptick in the headaches too, and that worries me. A bad migraine took …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville- The Tears Came Later

Last week we had our first thanksgiving without Mom. It went better than I expected. The food came out beautifully, Dad ate two really big plates full, and I didn’t even bitch when they put on the game from the devil. They were nice enough not to have it on all day. Still, late that …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville-Thankful

This is the first Thanksgiving since Mom died, and it feels very weird. For years Mom went away on this Holiday, and we had our dinner the Sunday before, but still, it was our get together and it’ll be sad this year. I’m guessing Christmas is going to have it’s moments too. But, the rest …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville-Sick And Sad

I’ve been sick and in pain for the last several days. Unable to stand and work, with my computer chair being the most comfortable, I find myself bombarded by bigotry and hate on facebook. I don’t want to be this angry, but I am. I call some of the people posting this bullshit friends, hell, …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville-Color My World

A little while back I complained about not being able to finish things. That was true. I would start projects and abandon them left and right. Or I would do a project, and it would be pretty cool, and then I would drop it like a hot potato. I’m hoping this time around that doesn’t …

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