Category: Wash Away Us All
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Wash Away Us All – Ch. 2
My first name is undeniably German, while my last name was Irish, Flood, had probably been anglicized at some point in our tumultuous history. My father told me I was German. German and Irish but the scales tipped toward Deutsch. I idolized my Vater. That idolatry created a sense of pride about my heritage that…
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Wash Away Us All – Ch. 1
Wash away us all, take us with the floods. – Pantera For Frances Everyone was a liar. At least everyone I knew was. “I’m fine,” she said. “I promise. Mommy’s just a little tired. I’ve been run down lately, that’s all. Really. Trust me, I’m as sober as a judge.” That was my mother, typical…
