I've Stopped Caring: A fictional short-short story

I'm Fuckin' Perky: flash fiction

Why in the World Did He Commit Suicide: A short-short story

Are You Thinking About Disengaging From Life?

Some people decide they’ve had enough. They're not suicidal. They're just giving up on striving for much of anything. My Psychology Today article today asks some questions.

Embarrassed, Alienated, or Dispirited: Questions for three types of beleaguered people

Not surprisingly, clients come to a career and personal counselor not just about practical how-tos like how to land a job or romantic partner but to get past feelings that get in the way. My Psychology Today article today offers composites of three such feelings. Each is followed by questions the person might consider.

A Capable Teen Wants to Drop Out: A mock career counseling session

My PsychologyToday.com article today presents a mock career counseling session with a very bright teen who wants to drop out of high school.

"Are You Going Crazy?" A short-short story about middle-class stress

As my PsychologyToday.com contribution today, I offer a short-short story about middle-class stress. 
 
Note: This photo is merely of someone staring. He bears no relation to the story's protagonist.

Searching: The Making of a Recluse

Here's today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com occasional series on reclusivity. It's another of my attempts to address psychological issues in a short-short story.

Silent Scream: The Quiet Alienation Inside Many People

I worry about the how-to article's pontification and aridity. So in some recent PsychologyToday.com articles, I've genre-bended: I've attempted to embed a psychological issue within a short-short story. For example, Slick William and Average Jane.  

Today's offering looks at a burned-out, alienated person.

The Making of a Mass Shooter

In an attempt to avoid the pontification and aridity of the how-to article, I've recently been embedding psychological and other how-to-do-life issues in short-short stories.

Today's offering hypothesizes how a not-psychopath could come to commit the unthinkable crime of a mass shooting. 

Should You Chuck Your Career? A Debate

You have a reasonable job but don''t love it, so you wonder if that's all there is for you.

Many people ask themselves that. So in my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer an internal debate on that: If you have a so-so career, should you chuck it so you have the time and motivation to find something better?