Do you have a mental illness or a mental oddity of some sort? I wonder if you feel it’s inherited, or something you picked up along the way? Maybe you think it’s both? In your own estimation, where did your problem/gift/curse come from? Als…
Author: Elsa
Unknown (Incurable) Disease Conundrum
It’s said, you can’t cure an unknown disease. It a simple statement that took my mind in many directions. First, I thought of how hard it to is get diagnosed these days. It’s always been hard for me; I’ve written about this fo…
The Day After The Neptune Veil Drops
“Any thoughts or suggestions about how to recalibrate and move on after a Neptune Veil drop would be welcome and appreciated.” – Starmaid on What Is The Neptune Veil & How Does It Drop There’s not a single answer that will w…
Contest – Meeting Tom Heinsohn
This is a true story. Catch up here: The Contest. We spotted, Tommy, right away. It’s the height thing. Couldn’t miss him, because he was towering over the crowd which meant he was eye to eye with my husband. There was some backslapping happening too. …
Contest – What About My Beer?
This is a true story. Catch up here: The Contest. Well I had to do that. Talk about a disaster. I was not kidding about “tired”. The last thing I needed to do was drive three hours, fly six more, then check into a hotel just to eat dinner with someone …
What Is The Neptune Veil & How Does It Drop?
There was a time in my life when I did not think I could be tricked and even if I was, if would be for a very short time and unimportant in the scheme of things. That right there is a whale of a delusion, though it made sense at the time. This is how […
Contest – Look, I Don’t Mean To Be Rude
This is a true story. Catch up here: The Contest. Well, I wasn’t happy for long. Wait’ll you get a load of this prize. I was told I would be flying to Boston from a city that was more than three hours away. Hmm. An hour sitting in the airport at least,…
Contest – Confidence, Boasting & What Others Think About This
This is a true story. Catch up here: The Contest. I threw my loaded bottle into the tide, putting a vibe on it for good measure. Or you may think it was overkill, I don’t know. I liked my entry. To tell the truth, I was so fond of it, I had trouble let…
Contest
This is a true story. I worked for Frito Lay at the time. I was twenty- six, when a contest was announced. It was a random drawing of salespeople (10,000 of them) but I knew that I could win as soon as I touched the paper. Why? Because I’m clever…
Humans Living In A Post-Truth Society?
I read this claim or accusation, almost all Americans argue in bad faith. Specifically, we are a post-truth society, where people say things and argue things they don’t even believe. This was the observation of a foreigner (or a bot, how woul…