: About Me

I am a mother of five grown children. I'm a wanna-be writer, and live in Bennington VT with my husband and pug. I enjoy writing true-to-life fiction, and non fiction articles. My main area of interest is mental health.

My passion is ...

people

I know too much about ...

bipolar disorder

My parents always told me ...

they never told me anything

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer

My favorite memory ...

running down the sand dunes at Nags Head

Why I write ...

I am compelled

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Casting Crowns

My first job ...

a paper route

My best moment ...

when I married my husband

My inspiration ...

Jesus

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Depression

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Crashing She sat down on the couch drawing her legs up under her, and lit a cigarette.Drawing in the warm smoke, she held it in deeply for a few seconds, then exhaled with a sigh.It felt good to sit down. She looked at the clock on the VCR. It was 4:30am. She had been up since 1:30. She drew in again and exhaled. It was relaxing. Reaching for the ashtray, she flicked the small ash and stirred it around gently with the tip of the cigarette. Yeah, it felt good to relax for these few moments,but it wouldn't last. The restless energy was already backing up inside of her and her brain was racin...

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