At some point in the last month I became extremely wealthy or a complete whore. Of course, I am being facetious, but please understand I am about to rant. But before I do, let me lay a little foundation so you may understand the magnitude of my ire. If you are or every will be a published writer I pray you do not have to ever deal with this sort of smack in the face.

Some of you know my parents divorced when I was 7. What many do not know is the reason my parents divorced was because my biological father is a jackhole. No, really, he is a selfish person that told my begging mother to get out…he was tired of her. Maybe now is the time to mention he sent her and us kids on our way with $500 and a car, or that he was an alcoholic that beat the tar out of my Momma frequently. Maybe now is the time to say I watched him break Momma’s jaw or beat my older brother with a 2×4. Or maybe how he continually cheated us with other women (when people cheat, they cheat their whole family.) Maybe now is the time to mention that he was perfectly nice when he was sober, but that was not enough for me to remember., or maybe that Momma would have stayed if she could of because back then you married for better or worse…it just so happened that she had an unbalanced portion of worse. Continue reading →