Category Archives: Waiting for the miracle

I can’t remember if was in Arkansas or Tennessee, but we were driving along a stretch of highway that was flanked by opposing camps engaged in an epic battle for our very souls. On our right were giant billboards advertising … Continue reading →

They say if you visualize something with all of your heart and soul, you can turn your fantasies into reality. If so, then there are several truck-drivers who woke up today covered in painful boils. For the love of God, … Continue reading →

Monday mornings I wake to sound of the dumpster being emptied. When it crashes to the ground the whole apartment shakes. In my sleepy haze I thought another thunderstorm was raging. I was dreaming about the kids (the patients at … Continue reading →

This “blogging everyday” experiment promises to be interesting–to me anyway. I don’t know what the other two or three readers will think. The thing is, once my work schedule kicks in, there’s not much to report between blog entries other … Continue reading →

Man, did it ever rain last night. We were under a “tornado watch” until 3am, which terrified my wife. I didn’t worry about it too much. I figured, “If it’s our time, it’s our time.” Of course, we all interpret … Continue reading →

Tomorrow I head off the hospital once more, and it is my job to come up with and facilitate four group therapy/education sessions throughout the day. People are there for ECT treatment, suicidal depression, self mutilation, fork swallowing, shooting themselves … Continue reading →

Henry Miller always brings me back to my senses. Dead for twenty-five years now, his words much older than that, yet somehow by merely letting my eyes scan over some black zigs and zags, I am resuscitated, ushered into a … Continue reading →