What Happens in Rehab… Might Not Stay in Rehab.
“Winnie the Pooh?” I inquired, forehead crumpled up as I lay down on the couch. “Actually,” Carlos retorted while refusing to make eye contact,…
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My Doctor the Murderer
I didn’t know Gina Micali. But I knew her. Gina was 38 years old. She was a jet skier, wakeboarder, snowboarder. She was an…
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Confessions of a Drug-Addicted High School Teacher
Story based upon actual events. Names have been changed to protect the identities of the innocent. The identities of the guilty are protected by…
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Sex On Wednesdays
As I reached my hand between her thighs, she pushed me away the way you would a dog who’s not allowed on the couch….
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A Violent Trip Into the World Of Wife Beating
To Act or Not to Act: That is the Question Fantasy was about to become reality. It was about to go down. Twins. That’s…
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Pain is Temporary, Pride is Forever
The Story of Erik Egan “Pain is temporary, pride is forever.” The code of Placer High School’s Hillmen. Its motto. It can be heard…
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The Whole Damn System Is Out of Order
California is Broken and Here is Why Once upon a time, my life wasn’t so together. Most of my writings to-dateare a testament to…
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The High Price of Survival
Poisons, antidotes, and the almighty dollar. At the mouth of the Black River in northeastern Ohio, Reverend Tim Williams and his wife, co-pastor Deena…
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“He Hits Me Because He Loves Me”
And other American tales “Pack of Marlboro Reds, please,” I half-asked, half-told the guy behind the counter. He reached for the cigarettes before I…
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Putting Pen to Paper Does Not Make You a Writer
It makes you a primate. I’m not exactly sure when it happened, but at some point we lost our way. Maybe it was when…
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