Stars do not align stitching a fabric stretched thin tattered before it ever became whole The outside doesn't match the inside leaving us instead with skin for a shroud We are buried alive past the point of dreaming trapped in visions sharp and brutal slicing us just for the sight nevermind the living there the … Continue reading Discord ~ #MondayBlogs
Mental Illness
Do you know Ingrid?…#MondayBlogs
What happens when mental illness and a wall of family denial intersect? Ingrid happens. She's easy to miss, because those of you who know the reference are probably looking for a Michelle Pfeiffer lookalike. I know I used to. But sometimes life throws a strange curveball your way, and you find yourself in the odd … Continue reading Do you know Ingrid?…#MondayBlogs
Writer Wednesday – Lori Schafer
This week's Writer Wednesday is all about Lori Schafer's memoir, "On Hearing of My Mother's Death Six Years After It Happened: A Daughter's Memoir of Mental Illness." I couldn't put it down. I'm usually early to bed around here, and up before dawn, but this one had me seeing midnight. I like to think of … Continue reading Writer Wednesday – Lori Schafer