Stories – Todd's Place

How Did I Choose My Brand Name?

How I chose my brand name and purpose

A Pinch Of Psychedelic

A recent experience with an infamous mind-altering substance. An incredible journey whose impact I am still feeling to this day…

“… O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me…” — Matthew 26:39 January 1984 I had been living on my own for the first time for about four months. It seemed like four years; so much had happened. At first, it was great. I had a job that covered my expenses andContinue reading “Passage Through Darkness”

Snowball

Labor Day, 2007 Lane and I were going to barbecue some steaks and have baked potatoes and asparagus on the side. We needed some supplies, so Lane went out to our local Safeway. A few minutes after Lane left, I got a call from him. Ring-ring “Hi sweetie” “Honey, you need to get over hereContinue reading “Snowball”

The Last Cigarette

Monday, August 7th, 2017 I woke up before sometime before 5:00 A.M. and started coughing. It was a hard, familiar cough. A smoker’s cough. The kind of a cough that sucks the life out of your lungs. Not that the rest of your body feels all that great. But it’s the lungs that are havingContinue reading “The Last Cigarette”