Ready to Comply
A personal exploration of some of the reasons — especially the intersection of trauma and autism — why fictional characters and worlds have outsized meaning to some adults
Writing “The Room”
A specific example of using fanfiction to work through trauma, as described in Ready to Comply
The Room
The Bucky Barnes fanfiction in question (trigger warning: heavy trauma content)
Most recent…
I do not use the word ‘crazy’ lightly
I came of age as a mental health professional in San Francisco, arguably the most politically conscious city in the United States. Since then I’ve spent a decade on campus at a large university serving students in the 21st century. I’m aware that some people consider the word “crazy” to be ableist, i.e. a slur…
Charlie the Onion
Sometimes there was a problem with souls in the household. Mr. Bear and the dolly bought a white onion and left it sitting on a shelf for too long. It was intended for dinner one night. It was intended for a stir fry. But they forgot it, ignored it too long. Her Katness noticed it…
Welcome to The MetaFiction Cycle
The MetaFiction Cycle is a trilogy of interlocking books that I’ve been working on for several years, about the influence that stories have had on my life for good and for ill, and what I’ve learned in my calling as a therapist, a professional witness to the stories of others, over the last two decades.
The MetaFiction Cycle 