July 24, 2018
Checking Out
Depression has been nipping at my heels again. Suicide has been on my mind ever since the news about Anthony Bourdain broke. Don’t worry, I’m not suicidal, but I have to…
In Depression, Writing
April 6, 2018
Panic!
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Breeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeathe! I’ve kept the depression under control for about four and a half years now with only a few low spots along the way which, as lows…
In Depression
March 7, 2018
Back Copy
My amazing editors crafted the back copy for The Author Is Dead! Now imagine you’re in some hole-in-the-wall indie bookstore and you find a book you’re not sure is supposed…
In Writing
February 3, 2018
Demented Writer, 43, Seeks Readers With Brain Damage
I’m a small-time author you probably haven’t heard of. When you do hear of me, and you will, it’ll either be from Publisher’s Weekly or the local news. I’m white and…
In Writing
January 13, 2018
Driving in Houston: A Humanitarian Crisis
In the future, when people use jetpacks to get around, my great-grandchildren will ask me why I have PTSD. With palpable melancholy, I’ll seat them at a small kitchen table, …
January 5, 2018
Social Anxiety and the Chocolate Croissant I’ll Never Get to Eat
I’ve always been introverted. Painfully so. Some people say they don’t see it in me, but I’ve had years to perfect my impression of a well-adjusted, confident person. The reality…
December 30, 2017
Watchmen Sacrilege?
My favorite graphic novel is The Watchmen by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins. It was even named one of Time’s hundred best novels of the…
In Pop Culture, Reading
