Things Don’t Have to Drive Me Nuts… Because I’m Already Parked Out Front

Protecting children is important. Legislating adult morality under that banner is something entirely different—and it's a distinction worth remembering.

Level 1,000 and Learning Grace

A gaming milestone, a new obsession with 3D printing, and a reminder that recovery from stroke, grief, and PTSD is rarely a straight line. Sometimes the hardest lesson isn't healing—it's learning to give yourself grace.

Wasteland Orientation Terminal: Community Entry Requirements

A satirical look at what happens when belonging starts to feel like a process instead of a place.

Empathy, Pain, and a Midnight Scorched Attack

A 3:30 a.m. flare-up turns into an unexpected lesson in empathy, pain management, and the strange parallels between real-life recovery and surviving the Wasteland. Sometimes even nurses need a refresher in giving a damn.