H.L. Nelson | Dirtman

Published: June 25, 2014, 10:01 a.m.

When I see the scorpion curled under a caliche rock I picked up, my first want is to smash it like Daddy would. Daddy\u2019s always killing things\u2014hairy tarantulas in the hall, fat diamondbacks in the field, and my hound pups when they get parvo. Our few patches of grass have the sick, but Daddy won\u2019t treat it. He says it costs too much. | Copyright 2014 by H.L. Nelson. Narrated by Judy Young.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices