anxiety | JM Stebbins

Hold On

Q: What do you do for a living? A: I’m a professional patient. Truly. That’s why I do with a lot of my days. I go to the doctor. Q: Do...

Thunderstruck

I will never do that. I’d be the only person in history to get one and then get Lyme disease, or worms. I’m sure I’d die from it. Me for...

One Toke Over the Line

“Jackie, that’s how I know you’re healing. That’s how I see true inner peace coming from you.” My counselor told me that the other day,...

Man in the Mirror

“For this week’s WordPromptWednesday, write about the reflection in the mirror being different than reality.” I read that and chuckled,...

That's How Your Love Makes Me Feel Inside

“Be thankful for stumbles, they prevent falls.” I saw that on a church’s marquee at the corner of a busy street. It was the day after it...

The Times They Are A-Changin'

To keep or not to keep? To do or not to do? Stay right here in this place or go somewhere new? My life feels like a Jeopardy board. But I...

Why Pt. 2

I once heard Hunter Pinke say that he doesn’t ask, “Why me?” rather he asks, “Why not me?” (If you don’t know Hunter’s story, Google him,...

Masters of War

You came onto me so fast. Like a sick lover. But, we were never meant to be. Me and you. You’ve been away for years now. Yet, you linger...

Enter Sandman

“Everything is worse at night. Everything.” Said my mother to me yesterday, after I had a particularly awful night, which led to an...

Fire and Rain

“Princesses, they’re just like us.” My friend Christina once commented that on Facebook, under a picture of Princess Kate. You know, the...