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Thursday, December 22, 2022

I Hate My Mother - The Smack - Part Four

As I returned to the unit, I found Ralph pacing and agitated as he waited for the doctor to arrive. I tried to calm him, but he wasn’t interested in listening to anyone. I don’t know how it works today, but prison rules required that at least one officer of the same skin color be with the inmate... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

I Hate My Mother - The Smack - Part Three

All the way to work that morning, something in my head was telling me to turn around and go home. I almost pulled over to use a payphone (this was before cell phones), but I changed my mind as I got close to the gas station. It was a mistake. When I walked into the unit, I knew something was wrong.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

I Hate My Mother - The Smack - Part Two

Late in the spring, a new patient was admitted to the ward named Ralph. He was a relatively young man at nineteen from one of the larger cities in Michigan, and until this incarceration, he had never been in trouble. After he had cleared the mandatory ten-day isolation period, the unit supervisor... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 19, 2022

I Hate My Mother - The Smack - Part One

The Smack This next incident was something I briefly mentioned in the first or second episode. In between my move from working as a medic to working as a nurse, I worked in the psych ward of a major prison. I had a degree in psychology, specializing in “Abnormal Psych,” and when my dad told me the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 18, 2022

I Hate My Mother - The Slap

The Slap We were roughly seven years into our marriage when we had a small fire in our house that did about $3500 of damage. It was a preventable situation, but Judy and I were still working insane hours, and the result was a dryer fire in the basement. Normally, I would clean both the lint trap,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 17, 2022

I Hate My Mother - Settling Down - Part C

I suppose I need to give you a little more background information. Alcohol and I had a brief, three-week affair when I was eighteen, but my college counselor from my high school - the guy who got me into college early in the first place - stopped me. To be truthful, he shamed me into stopping. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 12, 2022

I Hate My Mother - Settling Down - Part B

It didn’t take long before mom figured out where we were living, not that I was trying to keep it a secret. Both Judy and I worked a lot, and we usually spent our free time alone or with our medical friends. Judy and I enjoyed each other’s company, and we would frequently go out for walks or take in... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 11, 2022

I Hate My Mother - Settling Down - Part A

Settling Down As our marriage settled into a routine of work, sleep, and free time together, the joy I felt of having found the perfect wife and life partner grew. We had founded our relationship on love, trust, and a commonality of a career. Working in the medical field can be very stressful, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 10, 2022

I Hate My Mother -Wedding Day Blues - Part B 950 words

As our wedding got closer, I heard from people who knew my mother that she was mocking my fiancé and referring to her “previous experiences with men.” She had never met Judy and didn’t know that her family was at least 175 miles from the hospital where Judy worked, but that didn’t matter. If she was... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 9, 2022

I Hate My Mother - Wedding Day Blues A - 815 words

Wedding Day Blues For most of the time I “courted” Judy, my mother continued to be a faraway and long-ago nightmare. I remembered her, but only when something made me remember. There were a few times I would wake up in the middle of the night, breathing hard and in a heavy sweat, trying to calm... Sign in to see full entry.

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This section is where I will post my various stories and novels. Sometimes these will be new novels in progress, and occasionally, I will post older stories as I re-edit them.

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