The Mindstorm

Category: suicide

  • Yeah, Not So Much

    Suicide Bridge by K(ittenhotep) So, the transition to the new school is not going as smoothly as I’d hoped. He had about two good weeks, then the agitation began, fueled by teenage housemates who have figured out that pushing his buttons is excessively easy. He had a particularly bad day last week – we know…

  • On Memorial Day, Honor ALL That Died, Mr. President

    This was posted on To Write Love On Her Arms today: In both 2009 and 2010, more soldiers died by suicide than were killed in combat. On this Memorial Day, as we pause to remember the men and women killed in combat, we choose also to remember the soldiers lost to suicide. And in an effort to do…

  • Gratitude

    These are the railroad tracks that run behind the high school my children attend. That’s Graham Clarke under the sheet. Graham was 17 years old, literally a week from starting his senior year of high school to hang with friends, play lacrosse, and graduate on to his adult life.  Read the rest at CABF’s website.

  • Al

    I couldn’t bring myself to wear pantyhose today. I just got home from saying goodbye to a friend I’ve had for nearly 17 years. A friend I’ve shared a lot of good and bad news with, good and bad times with. A friend who was so unhappy and depressed that he thought his best option…