Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
Psychopharmacology
It's been a minute since I've shared an update on my mental health. I feel like I've been chasing the anxiety spectre for a long time, ever since I discovered eight years ago that anxiety was part of my mental health diagnosis. I've been hospitalized twice and had...
The Reality of Disconnection
Several years ago, I was a fairly prolific writer. Long thoughts, short thoughts, essays and articles and stories. All came pouring out from my fingertips almost in a flood. There was some ebb and flow, of course, but overall I was pretty consistent in my output. I...
Vibrations
I swim in a sea of perpetual motion, swaying back and forth in time with an invisible tide that originates from within my own body. My heart beats to a rhythm both unseen and unknowable, and I feel my vision blur in and out repeatedly as each pulse thrums throughout...
Fiction
The Lovers
They are intertwined with one another, for they are a Bonded pair. They are soulmates and partners, and they seek to enrich one another always. These are the Lovers, and their relationship is their first and utmost priority. You draw close, not wanting to interrupt...
The Hierophant
He stands in his temple, arrayed in religious vestments befitting his station. His robes are pure white, conveying a certain kind of holiness as the Universe's witness. He is the Hierophant, and he represents your own divine spirituality. You approach him, your eyes...
The Emperor
He stalks the ramparts of his fortress as a storm thunders overhead. Lightning streaks across the sky, illuminating him in electric white light. He wears a golden crown upon his head, and a royal robe of blue sweeps down off his shoulders. He carries an iron scepter...