Work to Grow
Mass shootings, a looming pandemic, nearly 800 million starving people in the world, and here I am, well-fed, housed, healthy, safe......
Friends
As an adult, I've found little success in making friends outside of a workplace. I used to get angry about that fact. Used to wish that...
Assuming the Future
Planning on leaving this amazing city has made me feel so appreciative of all it has to offer. It's made me linger on the lakefront...
Fully Awake
Because I would escape into my mind, my mind became a cage. Maladaptive daydreaming is something I wish would be discussed in the mental...
Method to My Madness
I get a lot of questions about mental illnesses... treatments, management, triggers, etc. What I know is what I've learned from...
You Only Live Once
I had a friend recently convince me to start writing down one line summaries of random and/or bizarre things that have happened in my...
A Bit More Alive
I started writing as a way to escape. I created my own world in which to live, separate from the strain and stress of reality. Then -...
Perfect isn't Perfect
Perfection is an infuriating concept to me. 'Perfect' is based on preference and opinion. When we 'strive for perfection', whose...