Right now, I’m reading and rereading Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail, which is a comfort read for me—a sapphic romance novel. It’s interesting to go outside of my usual genres; I never read romance novels until very recently. At the same time, I’m reading a forthcoming memoir by Morgan Parker. What are you reading, and how are you feeling/thinking about it?

Elyn Saks’s “The Center Cannot Hold,” Esme Wang’s “The Collected Schizophrenia Essays,” Steve Colori’s “Experiencing and Overcoming Schizoaffective Disorder,” Arnhild Lauveng’s “A Roadback from Schizophrenia,” Emmet Rensin’s “The Complications On Going Insane In America,” and Esme Wang's "Border of Paradise."

"Sleep Paralysis: Historical, Psychological, and Medical Perspectives," by Sharpless and Doghramj "The Serpent and The Rainbow: A Harvard's Scientist's Journey Into The Secret Societies of Haitian Voodoo, Zombis, and Magic," by Wade Davis (research into being a medication induced zombie) In the que "Psychosis and The Traumatized Self: Understanding and Change," by John Rhodes "Surviving Schizophrenia: A Family Manual," E. Torrey Fuller MD "Taking Charge of Adult ADHD: Proven Strategies to Succeed at Work, at Home, and in Relationships," Barkley PhD, Russell A. "Executive Functions: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They Evolved," Barkley PhD, Russel A. "Dissociation Made Simple: A Stigma-Free Guide to Embracing Your Dissociative Mind and Navigating Daily Life," Jamie Marich, PhD

How we meet and Why it Matters. I bought this book years ago, new, on a hunch, which is really unusual for me. Last week someone suggested I watch 'Join or Die' on Netflix (i rarely watch anything on the tellyvision thing). Priya is in this doc and so I went back to the book and it's amazing, I'm 2 chapters in so I'll come back and expand when done. So far, it's everything I want to work for: Communities. People. Communication. Connection... The doc is facts about the decline of American health due to decline of people joining clubs and groups, and it too is based on 'Bowling Alone' a book by the inimitable Bob Putnam.