mental health – Why Have We Fasted

A grey, cloth-bound book rests open atop a blue, cloth-bound book, which in turn rests upon a mahogany wood table. You can tell that it will smell of old books. The pages are aged and the top of the text fades into the background. The bottom two lines are decipherable: "Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen."

Posted on August 4, 2023August 1, 2023

Books of 2023 – Quarters One and Two

Books read in the first half of the year, including fiction, history, and self-help for young adults, among others.

A shard of broken seashell rests on damp, speckled sand. The black, jagged edges frame a pearlescent center of teal, purple, and pink. Another shell, buried in the sand, peeps through with pale pink, purple, and white.

Posted on February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

Shorts

What do road rage, knowing one’s self, and Matilda the Musical have to do with one another? Not much, other than all giving me something to think about around the same time period.

A close-up of bougainvillea plant. Pale yellow leaves surround two tiny flowers and one closed bud. Against a background of dark green leaves.

Posted on September 9, 2022September 10, 2022

Is It Any Wonder?

When mental illness is not illogical. Thoughts inspired by Disney’s Encanto.