I was talking to my doctor yesterday about what happens to people who go through an extreme trial of some kind. I have been haunted by the memory of a man I knew briefly, since. Don’t know why this is era is coming up at this time because the Chi…
Tag: True Stories
Control Freak Extraordinaire
This is from before I got my control freakishness in hand. I wrote it in 2003, as part of a series of vignettes that illustrated the scope of my problem with this. I’m in my early 20’s here. It’s my … Read More…
The Blue Ribbon Pig
Four years old I was sitting on the floor with my back against the wall, silently raging. I didn’t know anything about, God, but if I would have, I’d have filed a complaint, for sure! What’s wrong with these people? … Read M…
Mars in the Zodiac: Are You a Bear?
This is a true story. Two boys went to a fair. This was in 1960’s before “animal rights” existed. They had a bear in a ring, wearing boxing gloves. He was up on his hind legs and sort of weaving back and … Read More…
Family Of Origin
Elsa, your stories amaze and enthrall. Over the years I’ve read your book and random stories of your family. I’m still not sure how the kids lined up while you were at home: Three girls and a boy? Do you … Read More…
The Sycophant – Part Seven – Tortilla!
Catch up here – Part one – Introducing The Players Several years passed. I was twenty-six and I’d left the city. I was in a grocery store in my new little town of 30,000 doing my Frito gig. I was … Read More…
The Sycophant – Part Six – “Hey Hey Bo Diddley, STOP!”
This is a true story. Catch up here: Part one.
The Sycophant – Part Five: Mary Ann
Catch up here – Part one – Introducing The Players Cruella took my boyfriend out in fine style. I couldn’t complain because I was invited, remember? Lover Boy and I were on the thinnest of thin ice. “She’s really sorry …
The Sycophant – Part Four: Things Progress and the Plot Thickens
Catch up here – Part one – Introducing The Players I dropped it but he didn’t. The next time we saw Cruella she addressed the situation. It seemed she and Lover Boy had a conversation. “Lover Boy and I are … Read More…
The Sycophant – Part Three: Invited Left, Invited Right, Sideways and Upside Down
This is a true story. Catch up here: Part one.