Tag: victims
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WRITING AWAY THE GRIEF
Writing serves as my salve for grief. And today, I write to overcome the sadness threatening to envelop me. The mass shooting in Orlando hit me hard. Maybe because I lived near Orlando for thirty years. Maybe because the death of so many in one place horrified me. Maybe because someone with mental health issues…
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Book Review Friday – Conditions by Christoph Fischer
Families are our first line of defense against the world. And when that line crumbles, brothers can turn away from one another. Christoph Fischer’s Conditions examines the horrific consequences of shattered familial relationships in a poignant and sad manner. This work of contemporary fiction also addresses the issue of mental illness through a close magnifying…