I'm a city dweller. I grew up in a city. I've lived in the suburbs and I've lived in the exurbs. Both were enticing. Rolling fields, green spaces, and beautifully manicured homes and lawns. The busy roadways seem a world away All calm. Quiet. Still. I am a city dweller. That's what I tell myself. [...]
The Monster Starting to realize the problems
I'm standing on the last, narrow step before the sudden drop into the abyss. Or maybe I've already fallen. I can't really tell. And that's the tricky thing about anxiety. And whatever else might be going on in my head. Some days are okay. Then, like clockwork on the 14th-or-so day, the darkness rolls in. [...]
Election Day Postmortem Sorting it all out.
I don't know what more I can add to the post-election conversation but to reflect, digest, and figure it out. Or at least starting to figure it out. But what is there to figure out? In a nightmarish turn of events, a man(-child) with the temperament of a five-year-old was elected president of the United [...]
Why I (Think I) Write A reflection on a reflection
I'm not much of a talker but I have things to say. I find that writing is a way for me to "talk." Despite my inconsistency, I write because I find it therapeutic. Because, like everyone else, I react to things and I have opinions, too. I have a roster of public intellectuals and writers [...]