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Day 1 of Ninety Days to my Novel is in the books…good times…

The first day of my ninety (90) day writing program was tough. Not because the assignment was difficult, but because I know that when I’m done and when I have a new novel, I’m gonna want to publish the thing… Continue Reading →

We can reduce the fear and shame associated with Mental Illness

Yesterday, someone told me that I shouldn’t be opening up certain cans of worms. But, as a writer, I do believe it’s my duty to use words as shields against oppression. I’m not afraid of being disliked; I’m not afraid… Continue Reading →

My interview in the latest edition of La Tolteca 'Zine

There are certain days in which I actually feel myself resonating with the Earth’s good juju.  I’m neither a rich man nor am I anything other than another average person making his way through time and space.  Yet, my life… Continue Reading →

I know that life should be a Coltrane tune

I started this post intent on writing about Depression’s insidious manner of taking hold an unfortunate soul.  The post was gonna be about me and my own long-standing relationship with that dark force that shrouds us into thinking we need… Continue Reading →

An Open Letter to a Substance Abuser

Hello. I am a treatment provider.  I’ve seen way too much suffering that resulted from substance abuse and I have no doubt that recovery is valuable and that a life lived through sobriety provides benefits that far outweigh the cloud… Continue Reading →

Sometimes even the best of us need a break

Sometimes life can be a lot like pushing a giant rock up a steep and slick mountain.  It can appear that we stand face-to-face with the daunting rock in front of our faces and wonder, “Why the hell should I… Continue Reading →

Sometimes my fogged-up mind needs clearing…

I don’t have all the answers and that frustrates me.  Hell, I don’t even have ten percent of the answers.  I work and study as much as I can, but it sometimes feels as though all my writing and teaching… Continue Reading →

Research shows that Depression and Addiction develop over time

I have to recommend a book called, Human Development: The Minnesota Study of Risk and Adaptation because it is rich with information as to the network, or system, of conditions in which risk and pathologies develop.  It’s a twenty-eight (28)… Continue Reading →

There's no such thing as being "in denial"

Among my pet peeves about Dr. Phil-esque beliefs around addiction is the concept that someone who’s addicted to something is “in denial” about his or her addiction.  To be “in denial” means that a person is consciously choosing to ignore… Continue Reading →

Life passes like a blooming rose — here and then gone

There are times when the God will open up His Universe and communicate with me on a visceral level.  His message will rumble through every muscle and organ and bone in my body and I will learn something about His… Continue Reading →

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