Down here in the trenches lives this girl, Layla. She hopes to get a job at Burger King. Right now she’s living in a motel, $299 a week. Smoking a menthol outside the Sunoco and asking me for spare … [Read more...] about Down Here In the Trenches
Sounding off
This is us… it shouldn’t be us…
Beaten, bleach poured on his skin and a noose around his neck? Brain-dead red-hats yelling, “This is #MAGA country!” Don’t feign shock and ask, “How did this happen?” You know full, fucking well how … [Read more...] about This is us… it shouldn’t be us…
Mad Dog
There is this dog in my neighborhood, real pain in the ass. He's constantly getting loose, starting fights with other dogs, digging holes in peoples yards, barking and making too much noise. One time … [Read more...] about Mad Dog
#MLK90
I wonder if Dr. King, in 1968, could imagine that this country would be more torn and divided in 2019 than it was in that decade? I think of King and John and Bobby Kennedy often in the same thought. … [Read more...] about #MLK90
Water for Christmas
A woman commented to me this week that her Christmas was not all that she had expected. I keep this picture on my phone, I've had it for years. I showed her this image and said, ”You shit in cleaner … [Read more...] about Water for Christmas
He wanted none of it…
The realization that all of your actions speak louder than your dreams and desires. A shaky personal code that says you never strike a woman and you are good to children and old people and … [Read more...] about He wanted none of it…
The Ace
Nick called me up on a Friday night and said he needed a ride to Newburgh Toyota Saturday morning. A little confused, I asked, “What car do you have at Newburgh Toyota?” He said, “I got no car … [Read more...] about The Ace
Terrorists
None ever talked about the Free Breakfast for Children program, the free health care clinics. No one ever talked about the actual genesis of the movement, what was actually happening in Oakland at the … [Read more...] about Terrorists
