Bad Papa West Origins, A Trilogy – Episode 2 (Continued)

Part 2: High, Hope, and Hospital  For Episode one click here. For part one of Episode two click here. Disclaimer: This is a blog post, not a memoir. As such I am condensing events and timelines, leaving out some details of those events. – my life has become…

The Fear

The paper came home in Eliza’s folder, innocently waiting for us to pull it out and give it a read.  It looked like another book fair notice, or maybe an update on holiday events.  But it was actually a notice alerting parents that on Nov…

Bad Papa West Origins, A Trilogy – Episode 2

Part 1: Isolation, Anhedonia, and Heath Ledger For Episode one click here. Disclaimer: This is a blog post. As such I am rushing through events and condensing timelines, leaving out details and explanations that I would include in a memoir or a screenplay. I don’t…

Failure is NOT an Option

Something about the Fall and the end of Q4, but I literally feel like I have been crammed into a rail gun and shot at a concrete wall — which is the New Year.   It might very well be a function of age, but…

Bad Papa West Origins, A Trilogy – Episode 1

Episode One: Coke Dick, Fetus, and Panic Hey man, how come you treat your woman so bad? That’s not the way you do it. No, no, no… you shouldn’t do it like that. -Pulp “A Little Soul” I didn’t turn into a father the moment…

A Space Mountain of Lies

Parenthood is about letting go. Letting go of power and of control. Control, in the early stages of childhood, can manifest as deceit at times. OK, lies. I’ve turned to Bush Jr. White House tactics. I was lying to my son for his own good:…