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A Hypochondriac’s Nightmare

I’m gonna let you in on a little secret… I suffer from Selective Squeamish Disorder, or SSD.  This “condition,” let’s call it that, has no telethon with dancing bears or  a single late night television commercials with that Harbinger of Sadness, Sara McLaughlin, to draw attention to our plight. Ours is a pain to be […]

Character Interventions

Addictions and Interventions They come in different packages. In a dream, I find myself entering a uncomfortable, but familar room, a windowless basement. In this dank space, ten other slack-jawed, baggy-eyed people sit in a circle and stare at one another, each waiting for the other to break the silence. Their faces turn as I take […]