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In Troubled Times: Rumors of War

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Deborah J. Ross

World War II cast a long shadow, and my generation was born in the aftermath. Then the shadow burgeoned into a decades-long frenzy of terror of communism. The Soviet Union was the incarnation of evil, of course, and war was … Continue reading →

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Posted in Politics, Politics, Rants | Tagged Cold War, Iran war, mental health, politics. war. nuclear war

Mental Fog–As In, Lost In It

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Diana Pharaoh Francis

I’ve been in a mental fog for awhile. I thought I was coming out of it last spring, but it descended again instead and has been thickening. I do take a couple of medications, and those have helped with the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Mental health, Writing life | Tagged diana pharaoh francis, mental health, writing

The Author’s Note is a Spoiler (kind of)

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Laura Anne Gilman

After I finished writing GABRIEL’S ROAD, which Book View Cafe published this week, I wrote the Author’s Note wherein I explained why the book was coming out later than anticipated, and also poked into why the story went where it … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Laura Anne Gilman, mental health, the devil's west, writing

A Meerkat Rants: Eff you, I’m not neurotic.

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Laura Anne Gilman

So, the past few months I’ve been waiting (waiting, waiting) for someone in NY to get back to me on not one but two items I need, before I can get to work.  Which has been…making me slightly cranky.  And … Continue reading →

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Posted in Rants, Writing life | Tagged Laura Anne Gilman, mental health

In Troubled Times: Surviving Exhaustion

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Deborah J. Ross

In previous posts in this series, I’ve written about emotional sobriety, feeling overwhelmed, and finding a personal sanctuary. Now I’d like to talk more about the concrete things we can do to keep our emotional and spiritual balance during the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Politics, Rants | Tagged mental health, politics, self care

In Troubled Times: Letting Others Shield Me

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Deborah J. Ross

It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me well that I’m a dragon-slayer. I place myself squarely between my loved ones and anything that threatens them. It’s a longstanding family joke that the only time I used … Continue reading →

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Posted in Health | Tagged mental health, murder, parole, PTSD

In Troubled Times: A Personal Sanctuary

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Deborah J. Ross

When I received a letter from the Department of Corrections, informing me of the late March parole hearing for the man who raped and murdered my mother, I felt overwhelmed. It had been as much as I could do to … Continue reading →

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Posted in family, Health, Politics | Tagged mental health, PTSD

In Troubled Times: Numbing Out

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Deborah J. Ross

I have long understood the dangers and seductions of overwork. I’ve frequently coped with stress by balancing my checkbook or going over budget figures. Or reading and replying to every single email in my Inbox. It needn’t be intellectual work: … Continue reading →

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Posted in Health, Politics | Tagged mental health, overwork. elections

In Troubled Times: Finding an Inner Guide to Political Action

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Deborah J. Ross

Like many others, I did not sleep well on election night or the following nights. Shock and dismay had hijacked my mind. I felt as if I had been catapulted into a very dark Twilight Zone episode. My thoughts went … Continue reading →

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Posted in Faith and Religion, Health, Politics | Tagged elections, mental health, self care, spirituality

Anxiety, Curiosity, and Creativity

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Deborah J. Ross

Recently I wrote about “Election Anxiety Disorder,” characterized by – among other things – obsessively checking news sources, social media, polling results, election prediction sites, and the like. Our simian brains seem to be hardwired to zoom in on changes, … Continue reading →

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Posted in creativity, Writers on Writing, Writing life | Tagged creativity, curiosity, mental health

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