Keeping up with school has been enough to delay the completion of some writing projects. I know, excuses and assholes. The writing therapy workbook is about 85% done. I’m mostly dragging my feet when it comes to writing the intro/outro. Or whatever
Grimy, dirty, on the stairs When I welcomed you to my home An empty house before I scrubbed and cleaned But the stain remains A reminder – every morning Every evening Tearing out the carpet Replacing the stain-resistant padding
A post from earlier this year on possible brain tumor or MS symptoms. Finally met with a neurologist last week (after a YEAR). She thinks it might be from stroke/TIA(s) or epilepsy/seizure disorder. I’ll be getting my head scanned next week (I
Another post from last year, moved over from my previous blog. I just saw a neurologist last week and she speculated that it may be stroke/TIA or a seizure disorder instead of MS. I’m supposed to get my head scanned in a couple
Now that I have the ‘curriculum’ for the six-week program mostly figured out, I was thinking about making a writing therapy workbook to go along with it. A regular notebook would work just fine, but maybe having a special book for
Based on my own experience with inpatient mental health, this excerpt from my second serial-killer novel, The Carlin Trend, is my take on investigative journalism: 5150 by John Ambrose-Hemmingway Friday night, six o’clock. I grab my shoulder bag and make my way
Okay, so one of my recent book projects has been a mish-mash of poems, short stories, art and activities. I made a few Zodiac-inspired ciphers to include in the book. Here are the first two. I’ll give a prize to
This is the first chapter of my first novel, Rockstar Nobody, about a serial-killer musician. I’ll post a new chapter here every now and again. You can read this book for free on Kindle Unlimited! Now, on with the show:
It’s not always possible to prevent yourself from becoming depressed. Sometimes that will happen despite your best efforts and strategies. However, these highly practical tips will give you options to improve your resilience when you’re under high stress. 1. Take
Reading the next five chapters of this book last night, I marked a few more passages to share: As the protagonist is looking through books at a therapist’s office he finds The Wounded Heart, a book about childhood sexual abuse. The therapist