Pax Nortona – A Blog by Joel Sax
From the Land of the Lost Blunderbuss
Category: Adolescence
He was the kind of man who….
Posted on January 9, 2017 in Abuse Adolescence Childhood PTSD Relationships Writing Exercises
lost his temper and then worried that I sometimes exploded in return.
Bipolar in the Family
Posted on March 16, 2015 in Adolescence Disappointment Mean People Recent
My mother, it seemed to me, was just mean. For this reason, I kept my diagnosis a secret from her but someone told her. One Thanksgiving she made a disparaging comment….
The Wrong Label
Posted on October 8, 2006 in Adolescence College Mania
My mother knew something was wrong when I was younger, but chose to couch it in a personally-wrought pop psychology
Stone Fruit
Posted on September 1, 2006 in Adolescence
What had been one with the branch now lay on the ground, rotting, compressing, stinking.
Bubble Beneath the Sea
Posted on February 3, 2006 in Adolescence PTSD Rage & Annoyance
I don’t want to hear how strong I am.
When it Blows, it Blasts
Posted on January 23, 2006 in Adolescence Weather
The night is black, lights are out for just a second, the merest part of a day that a human being can perceive.
What It Feels Like to Have Your Ass Kicked
Posted on January 22, 2006 in Adolescence Childhood PTSD
To them, the role of ass-kicker was something that passed down from father to son.
My First Sociopath
Posted on January 13, 2006 in Adolescence Scoundrels
I met him and never saw him again after a summer debate camp.
Numb Pressure on the Occipital Bone
Posted on May 23, 2005 in Adolescence Body Language
Sometimes I worry that my intelligence has been compromised.
Nagging
Posted on September 7, 2004 in Adolescence College Health
I do not want my mother talking about my every bite of food, the size of my stomach, my feeling winded at the top of stairs
Bullies
Posted on April 4, 2004 in Adolescence
Every one of my junior high school enemies was walking down Garden Drive towards me.
This Morning’s News
Posted on October 26, 2003 in Adolescence Old Fire
Time for Fox News to stop being a corporate shill and report the news realistically. If you want the news, don’t watch the Happy Pill Channel.
