by Bill McCurry | Nov 11, 2013 | Fear, Humor, Love, Marriage, Relationships
I’m drinking to celebrate the fact that, as of today, I’ve been to more weddings than funerals this year. I’ve grieved that several of my loved ones passed beyond the reach of man, although at least I hadn’t loaned any of them books. On the other hand, more than twice...
by Bill McCurry | Sep 23, 2013 | Fear, Humor
I fear that retirement means I’ll be mopping the bathroom floors in some Wal-Mart until I die. Or maybe I’ll need heart surgery I can’t afford, and I can only stay alive by hooking my femoral artery to an electric pump that I drag behind me on a Radio Flyer wagon...
by Bill McCurry | Apr 10, 2013 | Confidence, Creativity, Entertainment, Fear, Humor, Life, Love, Marriage, Movies
Last night I looked up from writing my novel synopsis and eating peanut butter cookies, and I realized that this blog has achieved a phenomenal milestone. It has existed for 660 days. The significance may not punch you in the face right away, so I’ll explain. The...
by Bill McCurry | Nov 29, 2012 | Fear, Humor, Life, Television
I’d like to make a few hundred Christmas cookies, but most of the people who might eat them are relocated, dead, or not speaking to me. Instead, yesterday I window shopped for cookie ingredients. Yes, it’s pathetic, but I could be strapping reindeer antlers onto my...
by Bill McCurry | Nov 17, 2012 | Fear, Humor, Life, Marriage, Relationships
We have returned to the scene of my wife’s childhood psychological violation. Many people can empathize, but not many can understand it on a visceral level. I know I can’t. All I can do is hold her hand while she’s drawn through an inexorable maelstrom of insane...
by Bill McCurry | Oct 19, 2012 | Fear, Humor, Life, Love, Marriage
I realized that my wife truly loved me when she threatened to kill me. We were still living in sin at the time, we were poor, and I had a pretty sharp eye for a bargain. As we sailed down the grocery aisle one day, my wife said, “Look, root beer.” She said it like she...
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