by waac | Aug 30, 2024 | Luxury to Forget
After I first moved here and before I could find a job, I used to help college students write exams. They were mostly pre-med. So, sorry if your doctor’s grasp of liberal arts is a little anemic. But at least I was able to pay rent.
by waac | Aug 30, 2024 | Luxury to Forget
My dad was a heroin addict; mom had a mental illness. I should have been a statistic—but I’ve always been my own person. That said, I like drinking. In my early twenties, I used to work at this bar—and one of my favorite customers was in law enforcement. He was drunk...
by waac | Aug 30, 2024 | Luxury to Forget
I was listening to the radio the other day, and this great song came on. I made my phone listen to it and tell me what it was. My Way by Frank Sinatra, my phone said, with an option to buy the track. And in that moment, my mind immediately went to ways of obtaining...
by waac | Aug 30, 2024 | Luxury to Forget
If we lived anywhere else, we would have been caught. If we had lived where we lived and had skin any color other than white, we definitely would have been caught. But we lived in an affluent neighborhood on a very white street and the only time we saw flashing lights...
by waac | Aug 30, 2024 | Luxury to Forget
I’m a rule follower. It’s very difficult for me to say this. Honestly, I’m not ashamed. Yet I was shaking this morning thinking about it. I broke the law. I made choices that could have led to my incarceration, but I didn’t hurt anyone. I would never hurt anyone. I’m...
