Instead of “Christmas in July” I am giving thanks in my own “Thanksgiving in July.”
A Day of Thanksgiving in July
Extra Monthly Essay: The Important Puppy
An extra monthly essay where I talk about the very important dogs in my life in an essay I’m calling “The Important Puppy.”
Writing a Memoir in Times of Chaos
I reflect on balancing the somewhat selfish act of memoir writing with being a responsible citizen of this very chaotic world.
Stream of Consciousness Writing- A Monthly Essay
I decide to do a stream of consciousness writing for this month's essay.
Reflections on COVID-19 from someone who overcame personal tragedy
Reflections on the global pandemic of COVID-19 from my perspective as a survivor of trauma (in my case, a severe Traumatic Brain Injury/TBI).
Default Settings After TBI
Sometimes my injured brain acts totally different than before my Traumatic Brain Injury and other times I feel like those default settings appear. Here’s an essay about such a phenomenon.
The Two Moviegoers (An Essay)
For this essay I discuss what it was like being a movie fan before brain injury and after.
Essay: Holidays of Good Cheer after Tragedy
An essay where I frankly discuss being in good cheer during the holidays after you’ve survived tragedy.
Essay: The Sounds are Coming From INSIDE My Head
An essay where I talk about how my severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has left me with severely diminished hearing and distorted hearing that makes it seem like I have a horror movie INSIDE my head. Creepy!
Quite the imagination: A personal account of TBI and hearing loss
I switch around my posting schedule to write an essay. This essay is on the importance of imagination and how I used my imagination to make it through hearing distortions and brain trauma.
