I’m not the biggest fan of my Dad. Sad to say I’m almost a middle aged man still harboring “Daddy issues,” not merely because of the way he treated me, but also the way he treated my brother and the other people close to him in his life. Irresponsibly. Without consideration. Shittily, in other words. …

Free Comic Book Day is coming up this Saturday. It’s an event held each year on the first Saturday in May, and sometimes again near Halloween, to promote local comic book stores by giving away “mini-books” of comics, about 20 or so pages in length. I’ve gone the past two years, and enjoyed myself every …

My Granny Bernadette has always been the “Rock” of her Family. When she was a little girl, she was the only one who was forced to do chores around the house. She helped her mother and father support her sisters, in other words. When her husband came back from the war permanently disabled, she took …

A short entry this time. I remember one Thanksgiving on Cherokee Trace, the entire family had gathered and the meal was over. Uncle and I were sitting in the “TV room,” which was also my bedroom where Granny Bernadette had one of those large, wooden floor-model televisions installed. It’s also the room where we played …

I had a dream last night that was so vivid I couldn’t get back to sleep immediately. In the dream, me and several of my friends were in the back of a huge car. Like… this car was big enough for all four of us to lay down comfortably. I don’t remember who exactly it …

It was the night of Kentucky’s Final Four win against Wisconsin. The final minutes of the Big Game are ticking down. Patrick suggests that we all go to State Street if Kentucky wins, to “witness the madness.” State Street is a residential area of the University of Kentucky’s campus where a lot of students live. …