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
The Boy Who Couldn’t Dream
Now he's having nightmares. The boy who once couldn't dream is now suddenly having nightmares. Every night, and repeatedly every night. And they're affecting the rest of the world. He dreams of long, shadowy creatures with razor-sharp claws and pointy teeth. They...
This Space for Rent
I can't tell you what I've been doing. Mostly, because I don't know myself. You see, I've been renting out my body and cranial space to the highest bidder. And that has made me immensely wealthy. But because I'm not fully present in my body during those times, I have...
Body-Walker
She was lost. She’d only stepped out of her body for a moment, but somehow that was all it took to lose it. Now she was untethered in an astral way and had no way to get back to her own body. So she decided to borrow someone else’s. She found a lady nearby who was...