I released Teardrop Road on June 23, 2021. I think it was a Thursday. It was pretty devastating to put it out in the world on the big stage. Having your secrets on a blog is one thing. The worldwide stage opens up doubts and fears that I expected but could never prepare myself for.… Continue reading Hollow Man 1: Eve
Tag: Bramble
The Progenitor 19: Son of Bramble
Father, can I call you Dad? I owe you a few apologies. I know you don’t want them. I know you don’t need them. But my soul will burn like it has the last few weeks if I don’t get this out. Please just let me say this, and I can go on with my… Continue reading The Progenitor 19: Son of Bramble
The Progenitor 17: Rose’s Legacy
When she was a little girl, Rose was cherished by her father. Things started going south as she developed into a young lady. She was pure. She was sweet. But the fear of all fathers of little girls is the end of their girl’s purity, and he began to see shadows and ghosts of whores… Continue reading The Progenitor 17: Rose’s Legacy
The Progenitor 16: Slade
’97 was a hell of a year. In 1997, the Droogs were formed. It was about April I think. Things are fuzzy about the formation, but it was around that time. In 1997, I started dating Bekah. The hell that followed us after that was immortalized in the book Normal Street, I think you have… Continue reading The Progenitor 16: Slade
The Progenitor 15: 23andMe
Let’s take a step back to the chapter I gave you called “Gondik and Barric.” Let’s look at the day Bekah asked me what the percentage chance was that I was Bramble’s kid. I sat stunned for a while and we talked. All around it. All and every direction but the idea. My head was… Continue reading The Progenitor 15: 23andMe
The Progenitor 14: In a Name
It started with Mumble Daddy, I think. Rose married Mumble, and within two years she had us calling him Mumble Daddy. “He is your real dad. Char doesn’t even pay child support. He doesn’t even come pick you up but two times a month. He is not a real dad. The one who takes care… Continue reading The Progenitor 14: In a Name
The Progenitor 13: Telling Less
My Message to Less. I wanted to let you know as soon as I found out myself. So here it goes. I did a DNA test for reasons that are my own, and I didn’t get all the answers I was looking for. However, I can say without a doubt that I am not a… Continue reading The Progenitor 13: Telling Less
The Progenitor 12: Thistle
It was my freshman year when I stopped sleeping. Part of it was Kit and her pain. This was before she began waging her war on me, when I was her only solace and she told me everything about her life. I heard about the anorexia and the insomnia. I heard about all of it,… Continue reading The Progenitor 12: Thistle
The Progenitor 10: The Motorcycle and the Soulmate
I don’t ride. Always wanted to. Got started too late. When I was working with D in Richland, the plan was for us to get bikes. He was all about the Crotch Rocket. Wanted the speed and the sleek. I was all about the Hog. He called me a fossil, said the girls would like… Continue reading The Progenitor 10: The Motorcycle and the Soulmate
The Progenitor 9: Gondik and Barric
Barric stood before his father’s statue and dropped to his knees. “I’m here,” he said. “This is where it all stops for me and where I come looking for my beginning. I look upon your face now and I see a might that I feel in my heart. A might that I always thought myself… Continue reading The Progenitor 9: Gondik and Barric
