Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
Normalize Mental Illness
I saw a meme on Facebook this morning that struck a chord with me:One of my goals in talking about my mental health has always been to reduce and ultimately banish the stigma of mental illness -- for good and for all. We've come a long way in the last 15 years...
Recruiting From the Crowd: An Open Letter
I’m reaching out today to thank you for the targeted, personal communication seeking out my skills and interests for the position in question. I appreciate the fact that you took the time to address me by name rather than using a generic greeting, and that you emailed me personally rather than including me in a mass email bomb.
Of Fickle “Friendships”
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve seen two people from my inner support circle leave that circle. The choice was theirs to make. And while I attempted to repair those broken bonds, no healing was possible. In both cases I don’t believe there was anything I did that was wrong or any action I took that was incorrect — and believe me, I looked.
Fiction
Grim Purpose
Malika stalked away, caring little if the Orthael followed. She had no care for her own life anymore. Everything she had ever known and cared about had been stripped from her in a single night.
Resolve and Passion
A parishioner had requested aid against the Dead. The task of returning the dead to rest was beyond import – it lay somewhere in the realm of the sacrosanct.
Cold Fire – and Hot Fury
At last Malika leaned away from the stranger, shrugging off his embrace like a cloak. She wanted her pain, needed it in order to do what must be done.
