Embracing the spirit in the American flag

thoughts on the American spirit that is enshrined in the American flag

Eternal bedtime

It’s high time I write a bedtime story about depression. When I use that phrase, “bedtime story,” it’s a trick. A story about bedtime technically qualifies as a bedtime story, but that’s a slippery way of looking at it. Slippery is how stories about depression have to come out, though, because everything about depression is

Living with a person in depression

Depression is difficult companion, whether it’s in you or a friend.

Mushrooms and depression

Psylocibin shows promise as a treatment for depression, and scientists could be close to discovering what some indigenous animists have known for a long time.

Offerings at a depression shrine

A depression shrine is intended to be a nicer home for this spirit than the human body.