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I talk to myself— A lot—or so I’m told–(even in my sleep). My partner Sara has been kind enough to point this out to me, because she insists my babble bothers her. She says it “poisons the environment.” Apparently, I complain excessively about things … Continue reading
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You think I’m kidding. Better yet, you assume I’m crazy. However, I’m neither, actually. Well, I may be a mad brick shy of a lucid load—but, during the 1990s I was admitted to psychiatric facilities no fewer than twenty-five times, … Continue reading
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My partner Sara says I have pool issues. In fact, she blames my inability to tolerate intense heat as an adult on my easy access to swimming pools as a kid, pretty much insisting that a personal history of pool privilege … Continue reading
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. And as someone who fought the debilitating symptoms of bipolar disorder for more than a decade, I’ve done a guest post for Deborah Bryan at “The Monster in your Closet.” Deb does a powerful and moving … Continue reading
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While University of Kentucky fans took to the streets of Lexington Saturday night rioting and burning otherwise perfectly good, if beer-stained, couches along the Avenue of Champions and chanting something about a Big Blue Nation defeating cross-state rivals Louisville Cardinals … Continue reading
I’m having a weird week–not wanting to write, not wanting to look back–a relatively wordless week, compared to most–a week without much in the way of memoir work, a week with fewer than usual over-the-shoulder glances. In all honesty, I’ve had … Continue reading
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A story like mine means little without documentation. Anyone can claim their daddy danced in the underworld that is organized crime. Few have actually lived it. The fact of the matter is–fiction only goes so far. Somehow there’s power in knowing … Continue reading
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My mother has forbidden me to write about her—a demand I’ve taken seriously for much of the past year. I’ve wanted to protect her privacy. At least, I’ve been willing to do that up until now. I’ve even considered password-protecting this … Continue reading
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Let’s face it— Sometimes words won’t do what we want them to. This is one of those days. I’m face-to-face with my own wordless self—an aging, over-weight, word-weary woman. So, I’ll do an about-face and offer, well, faces instead. I … Continue reading
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It’s a sickness. It may even be a curse— —how bonkers we are for books, that is. It’s true. My partner Sara and I both love books—old books, new books, books on Kindle, iPad, smart phone, Nook. We even have … Continue reading
Kathryn McCullough
Sara (Kathy's partner)
