Wow! I had to look back at the last time I had posted a blog here, I thought I had … More
Category: writing
Going Public With a Mental Illness
I’ve been writing for Odyssey now since February. Although it may have seemed like an odd time to take on … More
Writing About Cannabis on Odyssey
In the last month I have been sharing articles about the evolution of my chronic pain treatment as well as what a fellow-traveler (and cannabis patient) has learned walking to Seattle from San Diego.
She Read Me
I hadn’t spent much time with her in person….But we had spent time together….
A Writing Odyssey
I’ve been in control of my writing, editing and publishing on three sites, including this one, for a few years … More
A Darkness Within the Light
About a week ago, I asked my therapist how long this particular Major Depressive Episode had been going on. Without … More
A Bad Drug
When I returned to my home state of Washington in July 2017, my broken, disabled body was less able than … More
A Medical Marijuana Mormon
I have been a “medical marijuana Mormon” since the day I was Baptized a Mormon, but it wasn’t until my own trial about the herb when I decided research I had performed might be useful to many other members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when making the decisions about using cannabis as a medicine for themselves or a family member.
A Home of My Own
A couple of days ago I signed the first rental lease I have signed in over 15 years. I was … More
No Longer Unfinished
Thirty-one years ago I went to college. As I have previously written, I did not finish either that time or … More
Maggie Slighte 