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Category: Mental Illness and Abuse

February 9, 2021

The mean reds

There are good days and bad days and in-between days. Lots of days. And there there are days like today, when I am reacquainted…

December 29, 2020

2020: a story in song

View this post on Instagram A post shared by VA (@vene_la_green_eyez) A story compiled from the life I lived this year and the lessons…

December 20, 2020

I’m bulletproof, nothing to lose*

*The irony of discussing autism and mental illness with a song featuring Sia is not lost on me. She’s persona non grata in the…

December 10, 2020

Tetraptych: sketches done in ball-point pen

PART ONE:I can take care of myself but I don’t know if I could do that if I had a job. I’m proud of…

December 7, 2020

Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older

There is a condominium complex in the beachfront town of San Carlos. The exteriors are white stucco with rod iron stairs leading to the…

December 2, 2020

What’s my age again? Neurodiversity, executive functioning and time management

In typical Vene fashion, I confused the dates. The talk is tomorrow. Now I wish I realized that before I woke up at 8…

November 18, 2020

What I didn’t expect from watching Season 3 of The Crown…it’s a doozy

All is good. I am safe. I am warm. I am loved. But tonight took an unexpected turn down memory lane to a time…

November 13, 2020

Harder, better, faster, stronger

2020, amirite? But honestly, what has it all been for? Maddie and I pondered this question til almost 3 in the morning while sitting…

November 1, 2020

Think of me what you will, I’ve got a little space to fill

I actually do have an idea for a screenplay that I think could work. I don’t know how other writers get their ideas, but…

October 16, 2020

A second thought

Weekday mornings bring about clarity and vulnerability. I am too honest. And there is a beast inside me that roars. She is protecting me…

October 12, 2020

Everything’s alright

I’m watching a scary movie in the middle of a rainy day, in flannel pajamas. It’s The Haunting of Bly House, which is an…

October 10, 2020

No, you just have to wait

Ok, Vene, the electrical storm has passed and you had some clarity. So get this down and come back here the next time. Your…

September 29, 2020

Sincerity is scary

Such silly, little imposters, words. A grey sky is not a grey sky. And no amount of artistry or craft can convey the experience….

September 13, 2020

Scruffy lookin’ nerf herder

I’ve waited so long to watch Episode IX. Why? Not because I heard it was bad, but because I’d finally have to say goodbye…

September 11, 2020

Or you can start speaking up

I am not the sum total of my trauma. Most days I can walk around divorced of its implications that once kept me from…

June 6, 2020

And you do what they told ya: autism and pathological demand avoidance

Brass Against, for these who don’t know is a Rage Against The Machine cover band. If you don’t know the song, it’s from 1992…

May 5, 2020

Even the world needs a rest

Listen. Ten times. View this post on Instagram #Repost @oranicuhh with @get_repost ・・・ had some shit to address. “my whole mood is blown” out…

April 28, 2020

So long, Mel Baggs, and thanks for all the good

Mel Baggs died. At the age of 39. Please watch the video if you have any curiosity or familiarity with autism. I’m verbal…overly so….

April 28, 2020

No song title for this one either

I talked to a friend last night. I couldn’t unload because she’s an unemployed author with two kids and a partner who has cancer….

April 24, 2020

More

I have this thing. It’s not an addiction, per say. More of…a non-constructive self-soothing mechanism I learned from my parents. My parents both have…

May 21, 2019

Latuda, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

Aaaaargh. So, there was this period during the marriage, the divorce and for a while after where I felt like my body was betraying…

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