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Freedom Writers Movie Misrepresented Teachers

How teachers are characterized in the 2007 movie Freedom Writers makes me jump out of [...]

The Voice’s Paris Winningham Spills His Heart and Soul on Stage

What would it sound like if you were singing for your life? Singing to stay [...]

When Inspiration Accosts You—Write a Short Story

Former mayor of Stockton Michael Tubbs gave a recent interview to the Los Angeles Times [...]

Could modern psychiatry save Sylvia Plath?

Why would a brilliant, young, beautiful woman kill herself? Heather Clark’s new biography, Red Comet: [...]

What I Got Right Now—YouTube

The more I learned about the intricacies of depression and anxiety, the more amazed I [...]

Could Juul’s marketing team have been that clueless?

It is possible to live in a bubble and ignore everyone and everything outside that [...]

Nutrition an issue in Demi Lovato’s 2018 relapse?

Demi Lovato released the first two episodes of her YouTube docuseries “Dancing with the Devil” [...]

Book review that brought tears to my eyes

Amidst so many half-finished short stories, novels, and screenplays, publishing my novel Dream Walking in [...]

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel adds to mental health stigma

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, a Netflix docuseries, is four hours long. [...]

What If No One Can Diagnose Your Illness?

Some weeks I can’t stop reflecting upon the real-life stories I come across that show [...]