The Reich Stuff
I keep seeing this throwback Thursday shit — or whatever it is — on Facebook. Since I ignore all of my Facebook friends (isn’t it supposed to be all about me, anyway?), I haven’t really tuned into whatever the fuck …
Tag: west virginia
Almost Hell: Part one, Introduction
In publishing, a story set in West Virginia is usually the kiss of death. The state is a pariah, the butt of endless jokes, and stereotyped beyond reason. Though Deliverance was set in the Ozarks, it is forever the first …
Family Plot
It’s telling that Obama only made 2.5 million in royalties in 2008. The industry really is dying, eh? Crown probably walked away with many more million…but they’re spending a million per title, easily. So even if they cleared 10 million, …
Tuesdays with Jesus
The text message from my grandfather instructed me to come to room 412 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Silver Spring at 6am, which didn’t make much sense as he was supposed to be in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Though, it …
Harmony Grove
Well, the last post was kind of a downer, so I’d better put something up that leaves everyone on a cheery note, right?
Morphine Drip
My grandmother is dying. I spent a long weekend in West Virginia saying goodbye and watching my family quietly fall apart. It’s weird, really, to have inane family bullshit spin out of control around her deathbed. Weird because, well, we’re …