Sunday, February 18, 2024

Update

    Yo! Been a couple weeks. I had planned on doing more on the writing front, but my new job has been taking all my time and energy. I still plan to focus on One Vs. All, though I don't know the timeline now. (I am no stranger to plans not working, but this not working out as planned still irritated me.) I don't know when next I can write or record, though I will do what I can. Thank you for reading and...

    Till next time, take care.

Sunday, February 4, 2024

I Was Houseless

     For multiple years, I was in and out of living in a car with my mom.  From about the age of fourteen to when I was eighteen. During this era, instead of saying I was homeless (on the rare instance I shared my home status), I would say I was houseless. Because you are never without a home. It just so happened my home was a Dodge Calibur, and then later a Hyundai Sonata. There were times my mom and I had respite from the car. Whether we were blessed enough to sleep in someone's home, stayed in a hotel for a period of time, or even living some place temporarily.

    How did I end up in that situation...? I won't go into full detail right now, though here is the summarized version. My mom and I moved in with her boyfriend (at the time) when the lease of our apartment was up. We found out later that he was a narcissist. (I'll talk about narcissists another time.) When we could no longer deal with his abuse, we left and moved into the car.

    Why am I sharing this? It's a significant part of my life. The multitude of experiences from this time period had a great effect on me. For better and for worse. Helping shape me into who I am today. A lot of stories I plan to share are from this era of my life. It would be a disservice and disingenuous to leave that out of these stories.

Rest

    The warrior stepped into his home. His head up, shoulders proud, and straight back. Though with following steps his stride became looser...