A midsummer madness – writers, artists, bipolar disorder, mania, hypomania and the creative condition, first post of several

I once thought I had severe clinical depression. My counselors thought ... http://p.ost.im/p/daSwmc

Beatles slash and my abiding shame (NOT)

Youd think that people would have had enough of silly Beatles slash,I ... http://p.ost.im/p/dfQmcy

Sales folk, be they writers pushing books or car sellers or porn dealers, have one common constant

Their online forums will always be filled with hysteria over bad sales. ... http://p.ost.im/p/dfSMF9

There are the days …

. when writing feels like taking dictation. And then there are the tim ... http://p.ost.im/p/dfyPSG

The Real Face of the Right Wing

Posting this as we set off on the road My father was not a monster. ... http://p.ost.im/p/dfDNeq

As Dr. Julia Hoffman Returns to Life in Johnny Depp’s Dark Shadows, a Little Memorial to the Actress who Brought Her into Being, Grayson Hall

Stuff from the BlogBefore Dana Scully and all the strong women of tel ... http://p.ost.im/p/df6eye

How Did I Hate the New Dark Shadows Movie? Let me count the ways.

First, I need to point out that I co-wrote a book on Dark Shadows calle ... http://p.ost.im/p/df2Y7g