Sadness Fills me like the darkest night Night without moon or stars Sadness Fills me like a black hole Engulfing all light Sadness Crashes over me like waves on the ocean Cresting and pulling me under Sadness Covers me like a shroud of death Pulling me to an uncertain end Sadness A powerful state of ...

It was the middle of July. Humidity saturated the hot afternoon air, turning it into a steamy sauna. I had crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, heading south, and stopped for a late lunch at Beachie’s Burger Shack on Highway 13. The place wasn’t crowded. Only two tables were occupied, and she was sitting at one ...

Most of us are familiar with PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder). Many of us relate it to our veterans after a war, but what is not as widely known is that there is another PTSD, non-combat PTSD. Non-combat PTSD happens when someone experiences some type of trauma. “A trauma is a shocking and dangerous event that ...