thirty-two. contractor & business owner. brant daughterty.
potential triggering content: injury
Q. What is your earliest memory?
“Oh man, I’d have to say building that ol’ treehouse in my parents backyard with my daddy. God, I musta been about four years old I think. He let me use the nail gun and my mama got so damn mad at him! I can remember her yellin’ clear across the yard. ‘Martin! What on God’s green earth are you lettin’ that little boy use a gosh darn nail gun for! He’s gonna lose an eyeball!’ Oh man, she was pissed. She brings it up just about every year at least once or twice.”
Q. Do you call your mother every day or only on occasions like her birthday, Mother’s Day, & Christmas?
“If I didn’ call her every single day she’d have my ass. Also please don’ tell her I just cursed, she’ll have my ass for that too. She’d start complainin’ that she didn’t raise me like some heathen who doesn’t talk to his mama on the regular and how dare any son of hers be like that. Clearly I’m speakin’ from experience. When I was in college there were a few days I forgot to call her and check in and she won’t let me forget them, never.”
Q. What bad habit are you struggling to overcome?
“Pickin’ up after myself at home. Man my apartment is a mess right now. Guess it’s harder to remember to do it all when you don’t got someone naggin’ at you to put your shoes in your closet, or don’t leave them dishes in the sink to smell up the whole place. I’ve been livin’ on my own for a while now, you’d think I oughta learn by now.”
Q. What was your worst injury?
“I haven’t had too many honestly, I mean typical injuries for a kid growing up. Hit my thumb with the hammer every now and then still, think that wouldn’t happen to a professional, you’re wrong. But the worst injury I’ve ever seen, was my daddy fallin’ off that roof. Still scares me to this day when I think about it. I mean, I’m so lucky he’s alright now, and just a little slower movin’ than he was before he broke his back in that fall. But I can still see it like it just happened.”
Q. Have you ever climbed the water tower?
“Listen I’m pretty damn sure I might hold the record for most bullseyes, you can challenge me on that if ya want, but be prepared for me to prove ya wrong. So, if that doesn’t answer your question if I’ve climbed that damn tower, I’m not sure what will.”
Q. What’s the hottest piece of gossip ever spread around town about you?
“I mean it wasn’t hot gossip but for a while there I was almost convinced myself that I was gonna join the army. They musta had me confused with that Callahan kid. Other than that, just a lot of the who’s dating who and stuff like that. Some rude things I heard though when me and Persimmon broke up.”
Q. Who’s your least favorite townsperson & why?
“Don’t even get me started on that Nicholas Lowry. I hate that guy. Just his smug little smirk any time he wins at something. I’d like to wipe the floor with it or something. I swear every time I turned around, he was right there going for the same shit I was.”
Q. Who do you really think is the one loosening the cheese shakers at The Cuttery?
“Am I old enough now to admit I did it a few times as a kid, just cause I thought it would be funny? And you know, now as an adult when it happens to me every once in a while, not as funny. I mean I’ll still eat the damn thing cause I paid for it, but sure does change the taste.”
