“I’m bored.” That’s what I told my therapist. “What’s boring?” she replied. “Recovery. Recovery is boring.” And it’s true. When I was in the throws of my illness, I was enveloped with insanity. My mind was a battleground. And there’s nothing boring about a war zone. There’s always something going on. A bullet to dodge, […]
Vintage Different Strokes Collection
My family has taken on the daunting task of cleaning out the basement. In doing so, I stumbled across a few bins of old inventory. What kind of inventory, some of you might be asking… In 2007/2008ish, I started my own business: Different Strokes. I considered myself an artist and I produced a variety of stationary […]
Story People
“If I was a spider princess, she said I would spin webs the color of sky and catch drops of sunlight to give to children who watch too much TV and then everyone would remember to come outside to play. If I was a spider princess, she said, things would be different.” “There are days […]
Few But Faithful
This one’s for the few but faithful folks that visit my blog and wait expectantly for posts and tweets. The last week or so has been rather crazy. And from what I hear, I don’t seem to be in the minority when making that statement. It was the first week of school for most people, […]
Zora Neale Hurston: Their Eyes Were Watching God
“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. This is the life of men. Now, […]
F. Scott Fitzgerald: This Side of Paradise
“It was always the becoming he dreamed of, never the being.” “A very confused, very juvenile moment of awkward backings and bum pings followed, and everyone found himself talking to the person he least desired to.” “We must leave this terrifying place tomorrow and go searching for sunshine.” Click To Tweet “He waited for the […]