Parts is Parts

Published on: May 21, 2015December 29, 2017 by Missy O'Brien 6 Comments

The big question remains unanswered. Nobody, as far as I can tell, has even asked it. Am I the only one whose morbid curiosity is piqued? Am I the only one gauche enough to wonder what became of the stolen souvenirs? It’s Shakespearean, really – the epic stuff of overblown tragedy in the violent days […]

“does frankencense cause pooping”

Published on: May 16, 2015December 31, 2017 by Missy O'Brien 8 Comments

My blog server keeps me up to date on Google searches that lead people to my website. It’s often rather horrifying. I’ve written about cheerleaders and girl scouts and boobs and Bigfoot and underwear and strippers and space aliens and hookers and guns and God and Godzilla and Republicans and ankle socks and outhouses, after […]

By The Pricking

Published on: May 13, 2015December 31, 2017 by Missy O'Brien 2 Comments

I’ve heard that death by freezing isn’t such a bad way to go. Still, it was hard to watch it happen from the warmth and comfort of my home. It also took a lot longer than I’d anticipated, giving me far too much time for guilty second thoughts as I watched precious life seep slowly […]

Six Feet, But Not Under Yet

Published on: May 9, 2015December 31, 2017 by Missy O'Brien 7 Comments

In the end, it was hardly worth shaving my legs so damned carefully for (yes, I just ended a sentence with a preposition. Lighten up). I’d even re-painted my chipped toenail polish and pumiced the gnarly parts of my feet. They were, to quote my dad, as smooth and soft as a baby’s rear end […]