I’m broken. That’s not a cry for help—it’s just a matter of fact. I’ve been broken for years. Truth be told, most of us are. Life cracks us in different ways. Some of us just chip a little—like overdrawing a bank account or getting a speeding ticket. Small fissures. Manageable. Forgotten. Others among …
Continue reading Mothman, Appalachia, and the Fallout of Coping
Well go me—I’ve started at least three different blog entries, only to lose steam and drop them for something else entirely. It’s the ADHD shuffle meets stroke recovery meets ambition far beyond my current physical capacity. This weekend I actually got some work done in the yard, revisiting projects I had previously abandoned. Of …
In keeping with my dive into old LiveJournal posts, I stumbled across one that talked about how, under George W. Bush, the U.S. healthcare system was becoming increasingly politicized. Looking at where we are now, I can’t help but feel like nearly every politician with an "R" after their name has kept that ball rolling. …
