Back in February 2024, a young man named Sewell Garcia fatally shot himself in the head with a .45 pistol. That, sadly, is not terribly unusual. Suicide rates in the US are at record highs. What was especially notable about…
If you've followed me and read my newsletters over the past few years, then you know I've been going through some stuff. I just turned 51, so I'm at that age where there's more behind me than ahead. Being what…
People can become addicted to all sorts of things. The reasons vary widely. Trauma, genetic predispositions, and social influences are just a few. But hopefully, it's not too reductive to posit that all addictions are some form of pain management,…
I don't have any tattoos, but I'm thinking of getting one that says, "Today could be the last good day." I've referred to the experience of writing a dystopian series (the Cytocorp Saga) during the height of the pandemic. It…
A number of affirmations hang on the wall of my office. I remember watching Al Franken play Stuart Smalley sketch on SNL and howling with laughter at the absurdity of a grown man looking into a mirror and saying, "I'm…