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Freedom Writers Movie Misrepresented Teachers
How teachers are characterized in the 2007 movie Freedom Writers makes me jump out of [...]
Jan
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 [...]
Dec
When Inspiration Accosts You—Write a Short Story
Former mayor of Stockton Michael Tubbs gave a recent interview to the Los Angeles Times [...]
Nov
Could modern psychiatry save Sylvia Plath?
Why would a brilliant, young, beautiful woman kill herself? Heather Clark’s new biography, Red Comet: [...]
Oct
What I Got Right Now—YouTube
The more I learned about the intricacies of depression and anxiety, the more amazed I [...]
Jul
Could Juul’s marketing team have been that clueless?
It is possible to live in a bubble and ignore everyone and everything outside that [...]
Jun
Nutrition an issue in Demi Lovato’s 2018 relapse?
Demi Lovato released the first two episodes of her YouTube docuseries “Dancing with the Devil” [...]
Apr
Book review that brought tears to my eyes
Amidst so many half-finished short stories, novels, and screenplays, publishing my novel Dream Walking in [...]
Mar
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. [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb