Tag: mental-health
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Vignette: “The Task”
“The Task” By Emmanuel Williams June 26, 2026 * There isn’t a task I wanted to endure least. Here I sit, a half a cup of whiskey left in my worn right hand, and ash growing softly between my other fingers. The truck delivering the mail was already 30 feet gone from the white picket…
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Mercenary Mindset Before Senior Year
By Emmanuel Williams I started college with the intention that I would make my writing better. But along the way I have learned many things, and honed many skills. Some I wouldn’t have honed otherwise. In my freshman year I learned of the Journalism major. I was working as an Event Staff Supervisor, and paying…
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Cyclical Character Growth
By Emmanuel Williams * Whilst doing my homework at my desk job for my college, I read what I could of the required reading, but soon I had further questions, I gave them to Google Gemini, I pondered them myself, I had a cigarette, and had a realization. I wanted to know the link between…
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The Bloodstream Hypothesis
By Emmanuel Williams The Bloodstream hypothesis is based on a biological constant. That what’s coursing through your bloodstream is by no means flowing through mine. And vice versa. It demands that we come to terms with our biological distance from each other, and how we seek to bridge that gap both successfully and unsuccessfully. First,…
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Off The Ball…
By Emmanuel Williams I can see the ball spinning. The lift as it fights air pressure and gravity. It’s above everyone’s head. It’s taking forever! Swish. That’s what I’m talking about! I sink another five minutes later, and suddenly they’re passing it to me more than anyone. I make one, two, three, the fourth one’s…
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Peace Revisited
By Emmanuel Williams My sister wants peace back in her home. I get it, I was gone for 3 weeks and she found that peace. Now that I’m back she feels like I will threaten that. I assure you, my other sister who pays no rent in the basement is a bigger threat to that…
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L’amour, Est-Il Pour Le Reste D’entre Nous?
By Emmanuel Williams A piece of me… Beyond triggers… “Evil will always be easy, Good will always be difficult, Happiness is resilient.” Emmanuel Williams (Based mostly on Anne Rice’s “Interview with the Vampire”, first pages) Which translates to commonality growing among triggers. Triggers are common. It’s naive to think otherwise. Youthful. Pollyannaish… I want something…
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The Bigger Love Life Problem
By Emmanuel Williams I don’t know. I can’t mention her name, but I’m pretty sure a crush has re-awoken. For me if not for her. I may have an upcoming shot to talk to her one on one and my mind is top-heavy on fantasies about us. The biggest problem is I think we’d be…
