Art Trip to a Bipolar Mind
I have a confession. I am an artist who is afraid of color. Not just in my art, but in the way I dress and decorate my home, and other places I haven’t discovered yet. It is an odd feeling to realize and admit that now, but that’s the first…
Paul Thomas Anderson knew how to make a movie just for me. He must be some kind of genius, because he did it without ever…
On Wednesday morning I walked my dog in the pouring rain, and I prayed for my mind to put sunshine in my heart. I love…
I feel the water swirling around my ankles, and I hear the swish swish of the water, urging me to reach the shore and be…
I take my pills without thinking much about it. How they are classified sounds alarming – antipsychotic, anticonvulsant, antidepressant. I do not question that they…

I’m Alicia, the creator and author behind this blog. I’m an artist living with bipolar disorder. I write because it soothes my soul.