It’s a hotbed of psychopathology rivaling that of any daytime soap opera. These individuals cover the entire spectrum of mental illness as outlined by the psychiatrist’s bible, the so called DSM-IV (revised).
I am referring, of course, to the stable of unstable “Retro” cartoon characters to which Warner Brothers subjects our children on a regular basis.
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A Wind To Carry His Soul
There are those that believe a horse is a horse of course. I beg to differ, as what I learned and what I lost have proven that things are not always as they appear. I have always thought that angels come to earth in many forms. In this case, one arrived in the form of a […]
The Landscape of the Writer
A writer continues his New Mexico road trip, back to the landscape and sacred sites that inspire him — and he discovers the book he is writing has a powerful impact on friends at a 12-step meeting.
The Last Hospice
“I’m a volunteer at Maitri, the only remaining AIDS hospice in San Francisco,” writes Lisa Katayama. “Once a week, I hang out with its 15 residents, run errands for them, and — sometimes — sit at their bedsides as they go through the process of dying. I do it because I like to face my fears, and death is the one thing that I fear the most.”
How to Love a Rooster
Winston was a rooster. Not an ordinary rooster by any stretch of the means but more of an odd combination of stunning, regal looks coupled with an on-again, off-again personality of the infamous Cujo, subject of Stephen King’s novel about a rabid St. Bernard.
The Corner Pusher
We have a problem here in our small town with a pusher who won’t take no for an answer. This pusher is unassuming and doesn’t look like your typical pusher, the ones who hang out on the corners of sprawling cities. This one is funny, personable, and really quite nice. Perhaps that’s how she lures […]
Take a Leap, Throw it Out There. You Never Know What Will Come Back.
Our writer puts it out there that she wants a dog and ends up with an egg-sucking, duck-herding, fry-eating attack rescue dog … the perfect pet!