A Short Story (My First Since Finishing My Book)
The picture above is of me and Winston, my unfixed 150-pound Newfoundland (TMI, sorry). It was taken in 1994, the same year in which the story you're about to read…
Travel As an Antidepressant – My Grand Canyon Experience
In 2019, I visited five national parks in six days on my "Bipolar Express" tour of the American Southwest. On day four, I made a stop at the Grand Canyon—a…
Teddy Roosevelt’s Insane but Effective Cure for Depression
Former US President Teddy Roosevelt struggled with severe depression.He was “hypomanic on a mild day,” per historian Kay Redfield Jameson. Both his brother and son committed suicide. To manage his depression, Roosevelt…
The cure for creative hangovers 🥃 💊
Linkedin Post: ~~~ I just wrote my first book. Title: Love Songs and Suicide Subtitle: A Travel Memoir, Romance, and Tragic Musical Comedy Nobody’s read it so far. That’s okay.…
Love Songs and Suicide – Book Description
It’s the Book with a Soundtrack! After losing his day job as an editor, songwriter Robert Horton accepts a minimum-wage security position at a rural hospital. There, he faces off…
Until the End of Time – A “Dry January” Project
After finishing a song or demo, I usually get plastered. It's a ritual of sorts—my way of decompressing because music is a trigger for my ADHD, bipolar disorder, and whatever…
Because You Love Me – How My Grandma and Lady Gaga Inspired the Duet
I'm a strange combination of cynic and romantic. And I remember being in a good mood when I wrote "Because You Love Me." I wasn't in love or happy at…
Mrs. MacGyver Part II, Plus a Sample from My Book, Love Songs and Suicide
In the weeks leading up to Mother’s Day, she had us write poems for our moms and read our first drafts in front of the class. In my poem I…
Most Shrinks are Crazy Too – The Self-Help Chapter
I’m really the last person you should look to for psychological guidance or insights. However, I’m still here. I suppose that’s the primary reason I feel compelled to include a…