Mental Health, Sexuality, and Cultural Analysis
When the treatment causes extensive trauma.
ACLU of Illinois Demands Removal of Children in DCFS Care From Troubled Chicago Hospital
More allegations of sexual abuse at Aurora Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, already under government scrutiny, have surfaced.
I want to burn this place down. I want to expose all the horrors, … Read More “Briefing on a Descent Into Hell”
Here we go again, another political cycle. The Presidential Election.
Except this time, in 2020, with Trump having destroyed most of our time-honored traditions and images of the Presidency, it’s more important than ever to be a critical, intelligent voter.
Aaron Sorkin (the guy who made The Social Network movie) … Read More “Social Media is a Toilet”
Both my books have been updated and published on Amazon! If you haven’t bought them yet, I would greatly appreciate it if you’d at least consider purchasing a copy. If they’re too expensive, let me know and I’ll try to get you a free copy.
You … Read More “New Publications. I Wrote Stuff and it got Published!”
My friend, Rebecca Schiel, pointed me to a place I should have known existed from the start. I mean, I live in Chicago. I should know these things.
But she pointed me to a tweet by Barack Obama, the most amazing president we ever had, calling out champions in the … Read More “Coffee With a Purpose”
Just a reminder that Trump said he’d take full responsibility for the government shutdown on December 11th, 2018:
Now he’s blaming the Democrats.
Shutdown today if Democrats do not vote for Border Security!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018
Seriously, what kind of mental gymnastics do you have … Read More “Just a Reminder”
He looks happy, like nothing is wrong in his world.
I know he killed himself a month ago, but it’s still weighing heavily on me. I wrote this the day he died, but never posted it.
I was too scared.
But now I figure I need to get it out … Read More “Anthony Bourdain and Mental Illness”
I need to get back into photography.
It’s of Saint Paul’s Cathedral. I took the photo with a dumpy old HP Point and Click digital camera. A happy accident
I need to get back into photography. My random photos look pretty good
Writers can write stories, poetry, or nonfiction pieces but they all must be under 55 words. Then, after publishing a piece, a writer can choose to have continuations. A continuation is selecting a fathom that’s in a published piece and writing a new piece that fits within the same theme … Read More “New Writing Journal”
I rarely go out. Most of the time I don’t want to deal with people and the anxiety they create.
Last week I got up the nerve to go down to Navy Pier.
I’ve been living in Chicago for 3 years and had never been.
It was a gray day … Read More “Trip to Navy Pier”
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