Holidays, Mental Health, Pop Culture

blue

"I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel..."  -Charlie Brown I hate to admit this, but in the past, I have written off this bewildered confession as evidence of weak character on good old Charlie Brown's part.  How… Continue reading blue

Mental Health

passage

smog in my heart, heat shimmering from the path. cold, slick sweat sliding and falling away. drive to go, go, go - climb more, do more, show more, prove me. rocks rolling underfoot, no tread, no grip, paralyzing fear of what is beyond. no vision but of the shear, the peril, the moment's notice death by… Continue reading passage

Mental Health

cobwebs, creaky stairs, and the salamander of doom

It was a warm, sunny Monday afternoon.  I stood at the top of my basement steps with arms crossed and a tentative scowl furrowing my brow.  Staring into the dusty dampness below, only one thought encapsulated the strength of my intentions and resolve: "Do I have to?" The task at hand was in itself a simple one: Enter the… Continue reading cobwebs, creaky stairs, and the salamander of doom