The Ugliest Girl I Ever Loved: A Fall, a Gift and a Fiery End
1974 Ford Pinto: The final gift from a loved one who had already given too much has a fiery end. Change is a joke without the punchline, an unfinished thing.
One Sojourner
One Life • Many Roads
One Sojourner
One Life • Many Roads
JM Hess
Full-time husband and father working in the corporate world. Casual creative and amateur storyteller.
Simply, a guy with a blog, scraps of time, and Internet.
The Butt Cut and His Bro
One Sojourner graduating HS and the Lead Giggler pose for post HS graduation pic. Notice no mas awesome and period correct mullet.
Two Monkeys
Two Monkeys: Young One Sojourner and his elder brother, the Lead Giggler.
Mile Markers
Because we all reach the end of the road eventually…
The Last Sunset
The last stop on tour…
If I Could Tell Stories We Could Share
Shadows bend, contort against the jagged and mottled canvas painted by the dying young spring sun. Shifting, changing with every stroke or violent shake of the Old Master’s brush. Grays deepen, dividing the browns. A new shade is reborn, the…
Wayback Machine Favorite
One of my favorite photos of our family taken on a vacation in Colorado while whitewater rafting…there’s nothing as fine for me in life as these memories. Being able to experience the wonder and fun of the world through the…
Enter Dark Music Before Someone Goes Missing
Horror night at the Hess House O’ Bounce? Teenager Hess and her twin, Cheryl, gearing up for a game.
Watching the Light Dance
Sunset in Key West, FL
He Went to Paris
Paying homage to both the Paris Hotel and Jimmy Buffett (and my fellow Parrotheads) at once. Credits: He Went to Paris is a song from Jimmy Buffett’s 1973 album, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
