JM Hess

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.

Rage Against the Dying of the Light?

Our family huddled in the pew to brace ourselves from the cold slaps the January breeze delivered each time the entry door opened behind us. From my seat on the end, I looked down the aisle and scanned the room.

The chapel overflowed with strangers, dressed in dark suits and black dresses with overcoats tucked between them or stashed under seats, bound together in silent sorrow.

It’s Not Me. It’s You.

The Break Up

My words are slow. I'm no good at this.

Listen, you have been a been a part of my life since I can remember. Countless are the times times you've been with me when I needed you - always within arm's reach.

When I wake up, you are there. A tough day at the office, you are there. When friends or family want to talk though their issues, you support me.

You are strong...very strong.

Your scent brings me life. Your flavorful, exotic body is temptation personified. Dark, bold, and smooth, the taste of you lingers on my lips and carries me through the day's drudgery.

It's Not Me. It's You.

1969: The Birth of a Lie

Love, peace, and music protested the bombing of Cambodia and the Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam. Race riots in York, Pennsylvania clouded "Let the sunshine in" and a family name Manson rained Helter Skelter in California