There’s a guy at work who writes a “Christmas Poem” every year, and prints it on pretty paper to give to everyone. It’s a nice sentiment, and I think it comes from the heart. Lots of stuff about beautiful memories of days gone by, even those we’ve lost over the years, and wishes of hope…
Tag: depression
Miss Emily: We Grow Accustomed to the Dark
Suzie Grogan, the writer formerly known as KeatsBabe (sorry, Suzie, I couldn’t resist the Prince reference) has been writing about depression, recovery and art for some time now. You may remember back in October, the promotion of her book Dandelions and Bad Hair Days. I was tickled to be the voice for this Keats-lover’s poem…
Making Lists and Catching Up, Marge Piercy and Reading Out Loud with John
This post breaks almost two full weeks of blog silence from me. I simply couldn’t write or think it seems, and I was conscious of the potential for my writing here to be overly self-indulgent and maudlin. So it seemed best to make my lists, catch up on the housework that had been neglected and…
Dandelions and Bad Hair Days, Poetry, Prose and Mental Health
Why, in this day and age do mental health issues still carry a stigma? We know so much more now about the physiological workings of the brain and the environmental causes of stress that I find it astounding how uncomfortable people can be talking about it. We talk readily about our aches and pains, our…
David J. Bauman 