Across the wrap of the brand new day of the second part of my life, I write the new of Rules of the Game. 1. Handle with Care. 2. Mistreatment of any kind may result in your taking a hike permanently. I begin my new life in the West Coast…
My baby son toddled around moving boxes, picked small objects and ran to flash them down the toilet. He thought I was playing with him, whenever I tried to stop him. My older son rode around in his bicycle and chatted with other future 8th graders in the neighborhood. It…
Although talking to a psychiatrist feels like sharing with an intimate friend, I hardly know anything about the doctor on the other side of the desk. He knows all my fears, passions, triggers, doubts, secrets, intimate details of my life, and yet, I don’t know his birthday, the name of…
The 650 students marched the processional with their burgundy gowns and their geometrical caps before the school authorities took turns in congratulating the graduates and wishing them a successful life. As we sat there waiting for our son’s turn to get his high school diploma, we held hands and looked…
I have a short announcement. My short essay “Cut the Drama” was published today in the NAMI Oklahoma Newsletter in the section Consumer Corner. Click here to read the article. Thanks for your support. Tengo un pequeño anuncio. Mi ensayo corto “Deja el Drama” fue publicado hoy en la revista…
Today, as the first scary storm of the season sweeps through town with thunderstorm, hail and heavy rain, I post a very short fiction piece I wrote a while ago for a collection on which I am working. No mention of mental illness here. The severe thunderstorm warning came on…
In Betty Blue, and old French movie from 1986, we see a young couple fall madly in love as they are consumed by their sexual passions. Although Betty stirs Zorg’s creative spirit, she is prone to sudden anger outbursts, which land Zorg in trouble and further from his goal of…