People with bipolar disorder usually leave behind a trail of expenses and unfinished projects. However, with the help of mental health professionals and an army of friends giving me moral support, I have tackled the publishing of my book as a project that needs cost, time management, and risk management. The scope of my project…
In 2004, I volunteer-taught an ESL class with the Ponca City Area Literacy Council in North Central Oklahoma. After each class, I went to a nearby diner on the corner of Grand and 5th, and sat down to write in my journal about my dear friend. I was severely depressed and angry that she was…
I write to survive the shipwreck of my childhood, holding on a piece of debris, adrift in the dark, deep ocean that is my mind. I write to understand the shifting world around me, throwing me off balance, taking away my sanity along with the cardboard boxes in the moving truck. I write to…