Shit Show   It started out bad and kept getting worse — there I was, just trying to make a buck when the hammer came down while I was nursing   my wounds — how was I supposed to know? The thing is, I didn’t believe in curses, thought I had no enemies to goad   me into dumb mistakes — till all my luck went south: I lost my house, my car got towed, I got axed. Welcome to my clusterfuck.     © Michael Fleming Brattleboro, Vermont March 2026