Trigger Warning: Insanity Makes Me Manic

Please take this story seriously even though I’m writing with a light touch. I am diagnosed bipolar. Please, before you run to your DSM-V catalog of so-called mental disorders in order to fig… | Continue reading


@brookeallen.com | 4 years ago

Difference between a profession and a trade

It is 1968. I have just turned 16. It’s a Saturday. My father says, “Hop in the car.” “Where are we going?” I ask. “You’ll find out when we get there.” He drives. I sit in silence and look out the … | Continue reading


@brookeallen.com | 5 years ago