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Maybe it's my old Ft. McClellan number?

We were living on Ft. McClellan in Anniston, Alabama at the time. My grandparents came down from New Hope, my childhood country. I was in my teens, so my parents were in their 30s, which means my grandparents were in their 50s. My Gramma would eventually tell me how mean my Papa was. This was while he was on his deathbed, and feeling that he had ( Read more... )

I once got crabs from a mattress I bought off of Craigslist....went to pick it up at a storage facility in East New York. I also bought a TV and my biggest regret was not buying this crazy painting of some Jack the Ripper looking walkway on a river that had actual lights in the light posts in the painting. Ok my biggest regret was thinking ( Read more... )

I once needed a home (in less than 4 days), and I found someone to go in with me, though I did have to rent a truck, go to Long Island City, move shit down 4 flights, and then fight for the deposit, all while my friend was kicked out so deposit was owed, but also, don't think I'm walking out without making myself whole. I'll take the TV, then.

I ( Read more... )

If you don't sweat
Or never have

Sweat places you, conditions you, forsakens you, and can kill you.

Most importantly,
Sweat saves.

Do you know sweat? Do you know what it looks like? Do you know the story sweat tells.

Sweat beads on the head very specifically based on what you've been doing.

Did you know that?

Installing a shelf, running to the corner, ( Read more... )

When I was 13 I stole as much as I could.
Most horrifically, from a man in a food truck that my mom went to every morning on her way to her secretary job at the San Francisco Treasury.
Things happen, I got kicked at the station while I was still in handcuffs, but most of all my mom was hurt.
I took care of this man's shit the way I planned it and ( Read more... )

the world is a cruel place, and it's home

Everytime I get mugged I'm told "move!"
Well, for 3 months in 2003 I made $10/hr managing a medical clinic in Sheepshead Bay.
The idea was, get as many people in as possible and charge Medicaid and Medicare as much as possible.
Routinely, everyone would be fired when the boss didn't get his cash.
And when I drove around to the projects with a couple of ( Read more... )

He had been riding the J for years....

Sat down next to me after i got off work at CHEST at 230 in the morning, bought a McDonald's cheeseburger and fries and said, "Hey why don't you give me half?" after asking me for the food.

I said "cuz it's 3am and i just got off work and THIS IS MY FOOD!"

He moved on.

I saw him night after night, month after ( Read more... )

I avoid sad movies because my life has been too sad
I avoid songs with words because I don't want anyone to tell me how I feel

Then sometimes, just to torture myself, I listen to music from back in the day
And I remember those days fondly, regrettably, and with sadness
Not only because those days and those feelings are gone forever
And not only because ( Read more... )