What I learned from my first job
When I was 15 years old, I worked in a lime field, in a small Mexican town called El Rincon De Lopez, in the state of Colima. My cousin had inherited a couple of orchards from his family. He lived a middle class existence in this area of interlinked souls that still operated in the…
I would breed Shmoos
Shmoos are cute bowling-pin-shaped creatures that breed exponentially, consume nothing, and eagerly provide everything that humankind wants. They are said to love humans so much they live only to serve them, producing milk (bottled) and eggs (packaged). If glanced at with hunger, they die of sheer happiness to be eaten, and taste like pork when…
I Gotta Make It To Heaven
“Mom was raped and shot. Dad was decapitated and hung from a hook in the barn. I was nine years old. Boo Hoo, right?… Sometimes I wonder if God will ever forgive us for what we’ve done to each other. Then, I look around and realize that God left this place a long time ago.”…
The Immolation of Lesane Crooks
“If fault is to be found, it does not rest in the bureau alone. It is to be found, also, in the long line of attorneys general, presidents, and congresses, who have given power and responsibility to the FBI, but have failed to give it adequate guidance, direction, and control.” -Senator Frank Church On November…
