Tag: True Stories

Shack Man: One Dress & One Ring, With Wheels, Please!

Chapter 33 – One Dress & One Ring, With Wheels, Please! “Your decision?” my sister, asked. “I thought he was the one making a decision. Did he make a decision?” “Yes.” “Elsa! More than one word! What was he deciding and what was his decision,…

Shack Man – Bad, Worse, Then Better

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter 31 – Bad, Worse, Then Better Shack continued to talk to his family; his mood darkened by the day. Calling him a dog with a bone, in regards to this ring, did not go over so well. I got my first, glare, from, Shac…

Shack Man: It’s Hell, When Wallflowers Come To Life

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter 30: It’s Hell, When Wallflowers Come To Life I already knew, Shack, was wrestling over my ring. He’d told me, himself. He said he was trying to work it out and he thought he’d be able to. “If she doesn’t want to …

Shack Man – Shack’s Brother Speaks

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter 29 – Shack’s Brother, Speaks Shack liked to run. If you happened to work downtown in Denver, in this era, you might have seen him. Once a week, he’d take a two hour lunch, strip down to his gym shorts and run in the st…

Shack Man: Shack Astrology

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter Twenty-Eight – Shack Astrology We moved into our new house, right away. Shack’s brother helped him move the stereo. As soon as it was set up, he took off, saying, “I’ll leave you two alone.” We were like two happy teen…

Shack Man: East -> West

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter 27 – East -> West Shack and I decided to postpone going to New York. It was because of this ordeal, in part, but more so because we had a lot going on back in Denver. For example, the sale of my condo and the purch…

Shack Man: The Vietnam Memorial

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter 26 – The Vietnam Memorial We woke up and had some toast and coffee with the “parents”. I was uncomfortable on pretty much every level. It was because I was putting forth a false self, to the bone. I guess when yo…

Shack Man: Heart Starting & Pisces View On Daddy Hijinks

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter 25: Witnessing & Pisces View On Daddy Hijinksj I’m talking to my sister. “Welcome! He was in total character. Welcome! Welcome to our home! We’ve heard a lot about you. Come in…” “You’re kidding.” “No. He was…

Shack Man- Well, Now What?

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter 24 – Well, Now What? “Don’t worry about it,” I said, as we walked towards the car. Shack’s brother’s head whipped around. “Seriously,” I said. Don’t worry about it, especially not on my account.” “But… but he called yo…

Shack Man: Thanksgiving & Meeting Daddio

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter 23 – Thanksgiving & Meeting Daddio Shack and I checked on each other in the car but we did not discuss anything deep for a number of reasons. First, we didn’t need to. We could intuit each other, reliably. I …