U-Adam Bucci uyindoda eyaziyo okuthile ngokuma emihlabeni emibili ehlukene. Empeleni, bekulokhu kuyindikimba ephindaphindayo kuyo yonke impilo yakhe.

Wazalelwa esikhungweni samasosha eKentucky, umculi nomlingisi wakhulela eNew Jersey. Umndeni kababa wakhe wawungowezempi ngokuphelele, futhi umama wakhe wayevela kulayini omude wabaculi nabaculi. Uthi wayazi kusukela ebuncaneni ukuthi iyiphi indlela azoyilandela.

"Bengihlala ngingumculi obukwayo," kusho uBucci ngesikhathi sixoxa nengxoxo yalo nyaka Inyanga Yokuziqhenya Esabekayo. “Ngangihlala njalo ngivula indawo ebekiwe endaweni yokudlela ngidwebe noma yini esezindongeni zokudlela. Bengihlala ngikuleyo ndlela yokuba ngumculi. ”

UBucci wahlala kuleyo ndlela eya esikoleni esiphakeme, lapho athola khona imidlalo yaseshashalazini.

Umfana onamahloni okubuhlungu obekade eyisizungu wavele waqhakaza phambi kwamalambu ezinyawo futhi washeshe wabona ukuthi ukwenza yilokho okwakhuluma naye ngokweqiniso. Eqinisweni, bekuyizinguquko futhi lapho sekuyisikhathi sokushintshela empilweni yasekolishi, ukulingisa, inkundla yemidlalo yaseshashalazini nokudansa kwathatha wonke umzuzu wokugcina wesikhathi sakhe.

Ngemuva kokuthweswa iziqu, wasebenza kwezeshashalazi eNew York isikhashana ngaphambi kokuthuthela eLos Angeles njengoba kwenza abalingisi abaningi. Kwakungokuhlangenwe nakho okumhlukanisayo, futhi kulokho kuhlukaniswa, ubuciko bokubukwa babuyela emuva empilweni yakhe.

“Kunzima ukuhlala kulo muzi,” echaza. “Ubuciko babuya njengethuluzi lokugxila wavele wafaka ingqondo yami ngokukhululeka lapha nalaphaya. Ngiqale ngapenda futhi, kodwa angizithengisi ngempela. Bengizifaka nje ekhabetheni lami. Akukaze kube ngonyaka odlule lapho ngasebenza nomuntu owayependa indwangu futhi ngacabanga, 'Ngifuna ukukuzama lokho.' Ngakho-ke ngiqale ukuthatha uthando lwami lomhlaba owesabekayo nezinto eziyindida, ezimnyama futhi ngazama ukudweba izindwangu, amajakethi nezikhwama. ”

Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, itafula lakhe lokudlela seliphenduke isitudiyo sakhe sobuciko, futhi uvule isitolo sakwa-Etsy esibizwa ngeSmall Town Weirdo ukuze abukise futhi athengise izinto azidalile. Igama ligqugquzelwe ngumqondo wokuthi ama-weirdos angaba ngamaqhawe, futhi, into ekhulume ngempela neBucci ezingeni eliyisisekelo.

Kade wayeyilokho ayekubheka “njengomuntu ongelutho,” eqaphela ukuthi wayenabangani abaningi esikoleni, kodwa akekho noyedwa owayengambiza ukuthi azozipholela ngezimpelasonto.

Ngesikhathi esemncane, wayethandwa amafilimu nezincwadi ezesabekayo, futhi ukhumbula enza umama wakhe amyise eBlockbuster ngemuva kokuqasha isikole NgoLwesihlanu 13th, I-Nightmare ku-Elm Street, Amagquma Anamehlo, nayo yonke enye i-movie ethusayo angayithola.

Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi abhale indaba ebangeni lesithathu, wabhala eyakhe inguqulo kaStephen King Usizi esebenzisa amagama abafundi afunda nabo aphelele ngemifanekiso ecacile yesenzo, futhi uyamangala kuze kube namuhla ukuthi umama nobaba wakhe ababizelwanga ingqungquthela yabazali nothisha ngalowo.

"Uhlala uzizwa inkulumo ethi 'iqhawe ledolobha elincane," esho. “Ngaba 'yidolobha elincane elixakile.' Ngayithanda indlela eyagingqika ngayo olimini. Yayinencazelo ephindwe kabili engangiyazi ngempela. ”

Ukuza kwakhe njengomculi nomlingisi bekungesiyo kuphela isambulo esilinde uBucci eLos Angeles, noma kunjalo. Ngemuva kweminyaka emithathu ehambile, wahlangana futhi wathandana nale ndoda yamaphupho akhe. Kuthuse umlingisi, phambilini obethandana nabesifazane kuphela.

Ubefunda u-Adam Huss – yebo, bobabili babizwa ngo-Adam-- kwezomculo kanti bobabili bathole ukuxhumana okungalindelekile nokujulile komunye nomunye. Lokho bekuyiminyaka eyisishiyagalombili edlule kuleli hlobo kanti lezi zithandani zishade ngonyaka odlule.

Ngokubambisana, lo mbhangqwana usebenza futhi ekwenzeni ifilimu ye-werewolf enesihloko esithi Ake Kukubulale.

“Siyaziqhenya impela ngakho. Yibhayisikobho emnyama ebabazekayo enenhliziyo enkulu, ”kuchaza uBucci. “Inendaba yothando lwezitabane eyakhelwe ngaphakathi. Sifuna ukukhombisa abantu le ndaba yothando engafani nezinye izindaba zothando. Sifuna wonke umuntu ayibone. Sinezinguquko ezimangalisayo ze-werewolf. Sesiyakhile isudi. Ingamamitha angu-7 ubude ne-animatronics ebusweni nezinto. Kudala sisebenza ngalokhu. ”

Uhambo luka-Adam Bucci lokuya kuye lube lude ngezinguquko namajika angakaze akulindele, kepha uthi, ekugcineni utholakale ngqo lapho abehloselwe ukuba abe khona.

“Ngiya ngiziqinisa ngokwami; Ngamukela isimanga sami, ”kusho yena. “Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi ngikude nesikhungo. Ngangivame ukwesaba ukuthi othile uzokuthola. Manje sengiyabona, ngingumlingisi ongcono ngenxa yakho. Ngingumculi ongcono ngenxa yayo. Ngipenda amajakhethi ngokoqobo etafuleni lami lokudlela. Ngamukela i-Small Town Weirdo. Ngiyaziqhenya ngokuba yinqaba. Nginomuzwa wokuthi yonke into ethusayo inakho ukuxaka. ”

Ngokwethembeka, leyo yindawo sonke esizama ukuyithola, futhi ngaphezu kwabambalwa bethu emphakathini we-LGBTQ sithole leso sikhala othandweni lokwesaba nangokungajwayelekile okulethwa nakho.

Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nokuthi yena nomlingani wakhe basebenzelani ndawonye, ​​ungabathola ikhasi labo lePatreon. Ungabuka okuningi kwemiklamo kaBucci ku- Isitolo se-Etsy. Yonke into kukhona okuqoshiwe ngesandla, okwehlukile kobuciko obugqokekayo. Ungathola futhi indalo yakhe ku- Ayinamatheli lapho uzothola khona izinketho zokuba nemibhalo yakhe embalwa kuzikibha, amacala efoni, izikhwama, nokuningi ukuze wamukele i-Small Town Weirdo kuwe.