William Butler Yeats one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, was born at Sandymount, Ireland. on 13 June 1865 The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water I heard the old, old men say,“Everything alters,And one by one we drop away.”They had hands like claws, and their kneesWere twisted like the old thorn-treesBy […]

W. B. Yeats

The term “overthinking” seems to have been stigmatized by society as a bad thing. Why is that? To think is to be human. Thinking is literally consciousness, or self-awareness, the most cherished of human traits. Some people think less and are less self-aware than others; therefore, they are less conscious. They are more animalistic and […]

Overthinking Is Not The Culprit

You’re not a has-been, you’re a never was! I used to think I was meant for great things until I nearly died choking on ‘Very Thin’ Vogels watching The Mighty Ducks: D2 after chairing a Flash Fiction Zoom conference. Like God reaching into to my Scrabble-bag mouth dropping mixed-grain marmite letters onto my Iphone spelling […]

Poetry Shelf Monday poem: Jordan Hamel’s ‘You’re not a has-been, you’re a never was!’

There’s a lot of stigma around taking psych meds to treat mental illness. Meds certainly aren’t right for every person or every condition, but they’re a good tool to have available as part of the mental illness toolbox. For all the social kerfuffle over meds, they are just a tool. Getting well (or getting by) […]

Taking Psych Meds: I’ll Tell You Mine if You Tell Me Yours

What happens when you’re so used to avoiding the pain?You become so good at steering away from anything uncomfortable.Shiny new objects will always seem more interesting. You avoid your grief and follow temporary happiness. What happens when it all goes? When that temporary happiness passes, you’re left with the grief you never faced and with […]

Temporary Happiness