The Fold of the Year
byIt is the first week in July – I like to call this ‘the fold of the year’ because there are six months behind…
PTNC, not PTSD
byI am Paul Tertius Noble Chapman. My initials are PTNC. When people learn I have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, my initials often become PTSD. …
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Mental Health Awareness 2019
bySomeone designated May as Mental Health Awareness Month. There seem to be quite a few months with this designation, but May is the official…
Stories
byConsider this fictional situation. In Apt 2, there is man who enjoys playing video war games, and does so at full volume. He whoops…
Words Are Us
byOf course, language must evolve, else would we still speak the speech that Shakespeare spake. As attractive as that is to me, I already…
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Valentine’s Day 2019
byA few years ago, I wrote about a little boy who wrote the object of his affection a hastily scribbled note on a 3×5…
Killing with Kindness
bySome time ago, I was standing at the corner of an intersection when a small car pulled up. The driver smiled and gestured for…
A Light that Shines in the Darkness
byThis is my final article of the calendar year. Usually I review the year and share what I’ve learnt. I often consult similar articles…
An Author’s Celebration
byDuring the summer, I reread a book I had published in 2014, ‘The Inn of Souls’, about a professor who rented an old Inn…
A Celebration of Spirits
byAll Hallows Eve has usually been a time of great fun and fancy dress among children and adults alike. Historically, it provides an opportunity…