We’re All Depressed. Let’s Play The Sims

December 3, 2020.Reading time 22 minutes.

I always know that my seasonal depression has begun when I spend more time playing The Sims than I do living my flesh and blood life.

An Anxious Writer Joins Patreon

October 10, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

My dream in life is to be able to support myself with my writing. I do not know if that day will ever come, not because of my talent, or my voice, or my courage, but because I am garbage at email.

These Are Not Conditions in Which to Thrive

March 22, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

This is a time to survive. Your only responsibility is to get through today.

The Ripple Pandemic: Coronavirus and Mental Health

March 15, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

What will COVID-19 mean for our mental health?

There Is No Cure For Burnout

November 18, 2019.Reading time 27 minutes.

I’m afraid that there is no cure for burnout. After all, you can’t untoast toast.

Herpes And Shame, Six Years Later

March 14, 2019.Reading time 16 minutes.

Healing isn’t fun or narratively appealing: it’s a whole lot of pulling off scabs and dissecting long broken bones that didn’t set properly. It’s hard.

The Depression No One Warns You About When You Graduate

June 22, 2014.Reading time 12 minutes.

It feels like the rug has been pulled out from under you, like you’ve been pushed off a cliff and you are falling and you just keep falling.