http://michaeljosep/authors/mark-a.-roeder/ Recent content in Mark A. Roeder on MichaelJoseph.info Hugo -- gohugo.io en-US Sun, 15 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/2023/review-very-troublesome-ghoulish-bizarre-boy-mark-a-roeder/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/2023/review-very-troublesome-ghoulish-bizarre-boy-mark-a-roeder/ Thad has had a rough life since being orphaned at a young age. He's been in a string of orphanages, foster homes, and juvenile detention. The experiences have hardened him and made him cynical far beyond his thirteen-year-old age. Thad is certain that nobody is nice to him unless they want something. When Angel and Kurt pick Thad up from "juvie" and announce they're adopting him, he figures they're just the latest in a long line of do-gooders or abusers looking for free labor on their farm, which is just outside of a small town that seems right out of a 1960s sit-com.