• That Other Me

    The Switch

    1990 That Other Me is a series that explores the immediacy and intimacy of various mental health episodes I’ve experienced throughout my life. I see my friend out, shut off the heater, switch off the light, and lock the door. Then I step out of my bungalow and ease the door closed. My friend and I resume chatting, although the thought that jags into my head is, Did I turn the heater off? I have left it on before. It’s an old radiant heater with orange bars. Come the morning, I’ve found it still burning, much to my father’s chagrin. So I’m especially mindful of it. “Did you notice if…

  • That Other Me

    The Shadow Without

    2009 That Other Me is a series that explores the immediacy and intimacy of various mental health episodes I’ve experienced throughout my life. The pain in my shoulder blade extends like a fault line up to my neck. This has…

  • That Other Me

    Mania and Thinking

    2006 That Other Me is a series that explores the immediacy and intimacy of various mental health episodes I’ve experienced throughout my life. As I walk the street trying to burn away my nervous energy, the thoughts that whiz through…