David Hojak childhood

  • Nothing’s Gonna Pinch This Nerve of Mine

    Nothing’s Gonna Pinch This Nerve of Mine

    Few will ever have to see their own name on a headstone while alive… least of all, at such a young age. Imagine that visual, embedded in your mind & doomed to haunt your most subconscious thoughts, so early in life. Some will never know a fraction of that psychological hardship, and God bless…

  • Close Your Eyes & Bow Your Head, I Need a Little Sympathy

    Close Your Eyes & Bow Your Head, I Need a Little Sympathy

    There came a point in life where I was at my absolute lowest, thus far… to start, an ex-girlfriend was covering rent for me in a roommate situation that she’d found for me. She’d also helped me leave Baja (Mexico), where I stayed with someone who proved themselves dishonest. Nonetheless…

  • Born Without a Friend, Bound to Die Alone

    Born Without a Friend, Bound to Die Alone

    It literally was that easy. She had the choice to claim ignorance, come up with a “story,” then leave me in her apartment…… with my own risk of dying there alone. So much more simple than doing it humanely. Post-first wife, contacts came further and fewer between…