The Gang of Five
byI was accosted earlier to-day by a gang of teenaged thugs. It was a terrifying experience for me, especially since I’m 65, with mobility…
Post traumatic stress disorder
My Reflection in Four Walls
byIt’s been a long time since I’ve had a conversation in person. I don’t leave my apartment often, I rarely see people, I’m a…
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. …
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…
Happy Birthday!
byI have just celebrated my 63rd birthday, and I thought it important to remember how far I’ve come in 365 days. A year ago,…
‘The Sydfield Spy ‘ is now available!
byTHE SYDFIELD SPY a novel by Paul TN Chapman, is now available on Amazon.com at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0748N998J Hugo Bromley is the last of…
A Novel Book
byI have just finished writing ‘The Sydfield Spy’, which is my third novel. It concerns an intelligence officer, Hugo Bromley, who has been kidnapped,…
Ranting
byI suppose this article is a rant. A couple of weeks ago, I finally received personal property that had been stored in the Midwest…
Are You Aware?
bySocial media are filled with encouragement to ‘become aware’. There are all sorts of legitimate and genuinely urgent things about which awareness should be…
Beaten Fish
byMany years ago, I was in a fish market in Chinatown. A woman came in to buy a fish, and pointed out the live…