Every morning starting at 8, I begin the long process of waking up my sleeping wife. She sleeps in the … More
Tag: depression
Conversation With A Record Store Clerk (#Post 419)
*This will be my final post for a week or so. I will be finishing a short novel, which I … More
Love At The Bottom Of A Well
“My lifetime dream is to be sitting at the bottom of a well.” –Haruki Murakami Down the street from … More
Am I An Anarchist?
I have always thought of myself as an anarchist. I don’t like being told what to do, I disdain the … More
The Climbing Tree
When I was a very young boy, maybe six or seven, I used to love it when my parents would … More
The Sunbather
Every afternoon that the clouds are not obstructing the sun, I become a sunbather. I do not wear sun tan … More
The Man Who Befriended Butterflies
One afternoon, many months ago, I was sitting in a chair on the lawn in my backyard. The sun was … More
Just Leave Me The Hell Alone.
I am writing this to help myself. I am letting you read it in the hopes that maybe it will … More
The Box Collector
I would sit there hiding behind a heap of weeds and overgrown rosemary plants, spending my afternoons watching. People would … More
The Smilist
I have decided that my form of protest is smiling. I have always wanted to be more of a social … More
Interview With Myself #7: On Self Love, Loving Others and Thinking Your Way Out of a Depression
It is 10:19am on a Tuesday morning when this interview begins. I have already eaten breakfast and meditated. It will … More
Interview #6: Death, Depression, Existential Hang-Ups and the Unbearable Beauty of Life.
It is 10:48am when this interview begins. I am again sitting at the round kitchen table and am dressed in … More
The Smilist
In the past month I have seen numerous people flip others off, a woman kick another woman’s dog, a group … More
A Few Things I Forgot To Tell My Therapist
I spoke to my therapist for my allotted fifty minutes today. Because I did not feel like driving to the … More
My Brief Love Affair with a Pool Sweep
I am currently going through a separation from my wife. I moved out from our small home in the country … More