Category Archives: Classic

Salted Lithium Year Two First Post Coda: Feeling Sucks

“Edmund Fitzgerald”; Gordon Lightfoot Try singing this right through without choking up… Let me know if the YouTube isn’t available. . . I was responding to comments left on a post I wrote called “Feeling Sucks” when it turned into … Continue reading

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Salted Lithium Year Two First Post: Feeling Sucks

“Bobcaygeon“; Tragically Hip Let me know if the YouTube isn’t available. . . Feeling sucks. Feeling hurts, it’s a pain in the ass. Feeling gets in the way. Feeling makes my TV too loud even when the volume’s down. Feeling … Continue reading

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Manic Depression Spoiled Me Rotten Because It Turns Out Real Depressions Have Reasons And Causes You Actually Have To Work Through

The gardener plants an evergreen Whilst trampling on a flower. I chase the wind of a prism ship To taste the sweet and sour. The pattern juggler lifts his hand; The orchestra begin. As slowly turns the grinding wheel In … Continue reading

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Totally Inappropriate Salted Humour Day: Smoking Smoked Smoke

Minimal dust operation with disposable bag. . . Living On Cantor Boulevard (28 of 52) In Ottawa… . Back in the fall of 1993 my brother had just moved in with some ‘friends of friends’. I was desperate to get … Continue reading

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For A Long Time I Believed In ‘Father’ But Even The Devil Believes In God… What I’ve Never Had Is Faith

“Atheists demand evidence of God through the five senses with the caveat no one can use as proof the world or the universe or a butterfly’s wing.” Just an observation I made watching a documentary. God wants friendship God wants … Continue reading

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How To Avoid Being A Writer In Five Steps Plus Everything You Wanted To Know About Writing Because Nita Wasn’t Afraid To Meme Me

“This is a short book because most books about writing are filled with bullshit. Fiction writers, present company included, don’t understand very much about what they do — not why it works when it’s good, not why it doesn’t when … Continue reading

Posted in Art & Depression, Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Health, Humour, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Meme, Writing | 24 Comments