• That Other Me

    That Maddening Imperfection

    1993 That Other Me is a series that explores the immediacy and intimacy of various mental health episodes I’ve experienced throughout my life. The tail on that letter “y” isn’t right. I’m scribbling down my characters’ names for a story I’m writing. This is part of my standard practice. I always write down the names of every character I think I might possibly use, often overcompensating and ending up with lots who are never called upon. But that’s okay. I need to intimately know the world where my story takes place, so I populate it as densely as possible. You rarely get lost because wherever you go, there’s always somebody…

  • That Other Me

    Unspoken Voices

    1989 A voice. I’m sure it’ll speak soon. Just penetrate the night to accost me. I lie in bed, this worry growing into an obsession. My anxiety has escalated. Clusters of panic attacks have ambushed me repeatedly. In the last…

  • That Other Me

    The Inexorable Day

    That Other Me is a series that explores the immediacy and intimacy of various mental health episodes I’ve experienced throughout my life. 2000 Awake. A blissful moment of nothing. Then … A thick, soggy, oily mess sitting in my head,…