I was moping this morning. The last few weeks have been easy, and I don’t do well when not challenged. I have a life anyone would envy. I work part time, write, take care of the house, and make sure the kid gets to where he needs to go from…
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Emotion clamped me to my seat. I’d turned on the television to look at the news. Before I could change the channel, I noticed that the movie on the channel was an animated film my daughter used to watch. It transported me to a time of life when things weren’t…
Leave a CommentDuring the winter break, I suffered a break with my sanity. Granted, this deviation in straight, level-headed thinking resembled little the psychotic episodes I’ve endured in struggles with manic-depressive disorder. Rattling highs and bone-crushing lows did not plague me. Instead, I felt an overwhelming compulsion to describe moments, feelings, memories…
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The loss of friends keeps me up at night. The thought of those people once close to me and now no longer in my life stitches me when I wake. I roll around restlessly, thinking of whatever incident or series of failures and miscommunications led to the breaks. The long…
Leave a CommentAs the drinking increased, things changed. I began to take advantage of what I thought was an easy situation. I came home on the bus, furtively drinking from a pint I bought the night before. I spent more time at home before going to Jane’s house, drinking heavily before I…
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