Many, many years ago, when I was only 5 months old, I became paralyzed due to a DPT shot and a doctor who refused to listen to a wise woman, whom I called mama. Over night, I fell into a deep, deep sleep, and did not wake for 10 days. …
Charting Your Life
I was diagnosed with Multiple Scleroses in 1990, but my symptoms began after a pick-up truck hit collided with me in 1967. Crossing the street on the way to the park, riding my red bike, looking both ways, next thing I saw was a painter’s truck slam to a stop …
A Broken Heart Exposed
I have been trying to get a certain emotion out of my system, and I guess tonight is as good a time as any. This emotion is called grief, and perhaps for some people this would seem somewhat over exaggerated, but to me it is still a very real thing. …
Whatever Tomorrow Brings–I’ll Be There
On what began as a typical rainy February afternoon with temperatures hovering near the freezing level, I was driving alone in my girlfriend’s car down the country roads of Oregon where we lived, and was on my way into town. Our house was at fifteen-hundred feet of elevation making us …
Getting Involved is Normal
Growing up in a small town in rural Indianapolis, Indiana, I never considered myself as different even though I was, according to the “normal” teenager. I guess I never noticed it because I didn’t allow myself to notice it and neither did my family or my friends. I wasn’t allowed …
Superior Nonsense
A few years ago early on a Friday morning I was at home w ith ach department phone our housekeeper. It was a very ordinary morning until I heard a noise in the house. It turned out to be a burglar, he had taken our housekeeper by surprise. He was …
When It Rains a Raincoat Won’t Do.
So here I was with one month left before summer break from school, the dreaded finals drawing ever closer, my wheels were rolling right along, and I had that ever-growing desire for the dreamy and sunny days of summer until the horrid collapse of “western civilization as I knew it,” …
Mike Penny: The New Comic Book Hero Helios
(ADAM)How old are you, and where are you from? (MIKE) I’m 29, and live in South Jersey, near Philly. I am a comic book creator, producer and editor. I formed Dakuwaka Productions to self-publish the Helios series, which gave me the opportunity to learn all aspects involved in making comics. …
Karma and My Magical Crystal Ball
I have spoken many times of my boyfriend. A wonderful guy, the silent type. Slightly misunderstood by seemingly the entire rest of the world. ach department phone I told a friend of mine the other day, it seems like just when one crisis ends, another one begins. Relationships are always …