Gritty. Witty. Raw…
I think a lot. Here you’ll find a lot of these thoughts in the form of social commentary (satirical and non satirical) & articles I am too chicken sh*t to submit as op-eds. I’ll also be posting tales from my glory days as a street kid/grifter or stories from foster care that range anywhere from humorous & inspirational to downright horrific.
There will be typos.
Social Commentary
Question for #NeverBiden Progressives… What Are You Hoping to Accomplish?
Dear #NeverBiden Progressives, What exactly are you hoping to accomplish here?
Chadwick Boseman Passes Away at 43 after Four Year Battle with Cancer
Chadwick Boseman—best known for his role as T’Challa in Marvel’s Black Panther and Avenger series—has died after a four-year battle with colon cancer.
JK Rowling’s TERF War Gets a Kick in the… Science
JK Rowling broke out medical science to defend her controversial stance on trans women…
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Driftwood Stories
A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Restraints
Adolescence is an awkward time for everyone. Going through it in fostercare only magnifies the awkwardness 10 fold. Mortifying moments put on full display for all the staff and residents in a group home are commonplace.
The Great Escape (Part 1)
Excerpt from Driftwood Book 1 Chapter 14: Tales of the Fallen. Age 14. A violent altercation between the staff and residents at a group home leads to a story that perfectly depicts the complicated relationship between foster youth and the police.
The Great Escape (Part 2)
Excerpt from Driftwood Book 1 chapter 14: Tales from The Fallen. My friends and I were taken to the Fulton County Children’s Shelter “for our own protection” and ended up in more danger than we could have ever imagined.
Hillbilly Haven (Part 1)
Full Chapter from Driftwood Book 2. Age 16. After a massive oral and lung infection knocked me on my butt, a kind old lady took me to live with her daughter’s conservative (Quiverfull?) family in the North Georgia Mountains. This is that story.
Hillbilly Haven (Part 2)
Full Chapter from Driftwood Book 2. Age 16. A street kid from Atlanta moves in with a rural conservative family and adapts to life on a farm. A story that seems like it was taken right out of a Little House on the Prairie is a chapter from my real life.
Hillbilly Haven (Part 3)
Full Chapter from Driftwood Book 2. Age 16. The waters of a temporary arrangement get murky as I begin bonding with the members of a rural family who took me in.
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