I wrote this article for catharsis and wanted to post it. Politics are messy. I usually see things as simple cause and effect, but people love to complicate them with emotion. (Yes, I’m emotional. No, the hypocrisy is not lost…
Character archetypes are the bones of a character, but if you aren’t careful they can become a trope. T-shirt sold here: In the 1985 cult classic The Breakfast Club, the opening monologue transports us to a time we were…
The Neurodivergent Artist ‘Daddy, I want to be an artist!’ the little girl zoomed into the living room with all the sketches she had spent the last hour making, she felt like she could fly. She was so happy. She…
The Frustration of Being Dismissed in the Exam Room Walking into the doctor’s office didn’t always fill me with frustration and dread. The questions and concerns create an anxious static that lives in your head as a low hum constantly…
Chaos to Understanding Have you ever been stuck in the dense and tangled mental forest of ideas that completely envelops you? Thoughts, sharp like brambles clawing at you to get your attention, distorted and overlapping, making clarity impossible? For years,…
The Legend In the deepest, darkest part of the forest, where the branches of ancient trees weave together to block out any trace of sunlight, there stands a hut like no other. Perched upon giant, spindly chicken legs, it teeters…
Summoning Shadows The mirror stands silent, an innocent object at first glance, yet the darkness around it feels thick, as though the very air has grown still in anticipation. You stand before it, your reflection pale, distorted by the faint…
“Cannabis is the most versatile and potentially beneficial plant on Earth, and we’re only beginning to understand its incredible capabilities.” – Steve DeAngelo Living with a hypersensitive body means navigating a minefield of side effects. My medical history is full…
A routine is the action you perform in response to the cue. The objective is to render it automatic, so that it feels almost like muscle memory. For those of the neurospicy persuasion, it can be particularly valuable to implement routines that take into account varied moods or energy levels, so that you are working with the ebb and flow of your body, not against it. For example, morning yoga might calm your nerves and set the tone for a zen-like day, while doom scrolling could feed into your inner chaos goblin. Choose routines that support your goals.
Learning Yourself The melody flows through the speaker, enveloping you in rare tranquility. The world fades, and for a moment, the relentless noise in your mind quiets. But then—a sudden clatter, a buzz, a voice—and the calm shatters. You reach…
A Modern Literary History “I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.” – Mary…
Introduction “Once upon a time . . .” With four words, reality bends, and you can be whoever you dare to be and battle dragons as you go. Fairy tales exist where the impossible becomes possible, and things aren’t always…
