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The Sun Interview
Till Morning Comes
Tim Farrington On Creativity, Depression, And The Dark Night Of The Soul
“I tried therapy and medication. . . . I can testify that seeking treatment for mental illness need not be a betrayal of one’s artistic or spiritual vocation.”
MOREEssays, Memoirs, & True Stories
Burning
A human body on fire on a quiet street in a safe European city is a scene your mind is remarkably unequipped to comprehend. You see it first through the clear back panel of the bus-stop shelter as you get off the bus: Just a pile of something burning. Much bigger than a campfire. Perhaps a bonfire to keep the homeless warm.
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Walking Home
It is evening, and I am fishing at my favorite spot on the Falls River. Though I catch nothing — I don’t even see a fish — I am content, satisfied with the sound of water finding its way, the fading light in the sky, the birds darting along the banks. When it is too dark to see my line, I head for the car. I open the back hatch and carefully stow my expensive rod and my vest with all its little gadgets. Then I close the hatch and realize my keys are still pinned to the vest I have put away so carefully. The car is locked. My cellphone is in there, too, safe from being dropped in the river.
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