Mental Health

  • NaPoWriMo 2026 Day 23

    NaPoWriMo Day 23 The Man In The Mirror I look into a mirror and I wonder who I see If I am the one looking Who’s looking back at me? Been told it’s me I’m seeing I’m sure that can’t be true When I try to touch the glass They’re trying to get through. Normally…

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  • NaPoWriMo 2026 Day 20

    NaPoWriMo Day 20 How To Not Fear The Dark When I was young, I feared the dark and all it might conceal. For every Thing of which I’d read the dark made somehow real. But that’s not all no far from all I had a brother too And scaring me, I swear it was his…

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  • NaPoWriMo 2026 Day 8

    NaPoWriMo Day 8 In Silence Peace All the day long the words go round round in our heads all day and most of them are not the kind we’d want someone to say. And so we try to find some way some way to still the rush some days would give most anything if we…

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  • NaPoWriMo 2026 Day 3

    NaPoWriMo Day 3 Today’s is a little darker. For those of you who have been around since my first shot at NaPoWriMo back in 2013 you may recognize this from day five of that first year. This isn’t really laziness, I just don’t think I could produce anything which would better represent the prompt of…

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  • Flash Fiction February Day2

    A Thief’s Tale Gabby moved smoothly along the crowded platform towards her mark. Slowly, casually closing the distance. She had spent half the morning watching the jewellery store, waiting for the right person to make their purchase and exit. Pine’s Jewellers was a high-end store. She knew she could only dip one of their clients…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 25

    I was talking with a friend about the issue I’m having with the person from yesterday’s poem. He philosophically observed, “You can’t fix stupid.” This is commonly accepted wisdom, but it got me thinking. This poem came from that. Enjoy! You Can’t Fix Stupid “You can’t fix stupid.” so they say, I tell you that’s…

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  • Day 22

    Today has been a rough day. We all have them, but with my current health issues, I’ve been having more than a few of them lately. That’s what I’ve written about today. (Another) One Of Those Days Do you have days when everything, Feels like it’s going south, When what you say, comes out all…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 14

    I have suffered all my life from anxiety, stress and anger issues. Over time, I’ve learned to manage them or at least to sort of cope with them. With one thing and another, not so much lately. Today’s post is about those issues and what it’s like living with them from my side. My Curse…

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