First of all we need to believe that smoking pot can lead to schizophrenia. It can affect the brain, particularly those under 25 whose brains are not fully matured. (One  of every five in the human family is vulnerable) The second thing I want to emphasize is that going cold turkey off any drug can…

When doctors and nursesLet us into their sanctuaryWe are humbled As of this momentI will accept past mistakesAnd forgive myself Some ducks on the lakeAre having a conferenceA lot of quacking up Love waxes and wanesLike the moon. It doesNot go away I dreamt of skimmingAcross the luminous lakeIn a rubber boat Red sun like…

My son as well, as well as almost everyone else, picked up on the amazement and relief when on November 9, 1989 the wall separating East and West Berlin was deemed redundant. The removal of the oppressive symbol of the Cold War was finally occuring! :   BERLIN (The Divided Self) “The wall! The wall is…

(Andrew is a Prince George poet and phlosopher) First comment by Andrew: There is a current running through the being of all of us. It comes from the stories that surround us, the stories we grew up with, committed to memory and return to over and over. The essence of those stories lies in danger…

This book is my memoir. I was born at the Coast at the tail-end of the Great Depression, one year before the outbreak of World War 2. When the War ended in 1945 my family packed our household goods into 2 large trunks and travelled across Howe Sound by steamship to Squamish; from there, we…

I have always believed marijuana was the link between my son Bruce’s first psychotic break in 1984 and the beginning of his lifelong battle with the symptoms of schizophrenia So many poohed poohed my questioning including medical professionals and those I considered to be much wiser than myself. I had no proof except that I…

Skip to Content Open Menu Gachet Writer’s Group Fridays, 10:00am to Noonat Carnegie Community Centre, 3rd Floor, Classroom II, during Gachet’s renovation The Gachet Writers Group is a democratically run inclusive writers group that provides space to share stories, receive feedback from peers, take part in writing exercises, and hold discussions. Each session includes time for…

Well, I am going to nominate Bruce for a Courage To Come Back Award. I think he needs to have some kind of award for what he has been through. Here is his story which I hope will sway the panel. Or at least clear his name for some who mistakenly believe he was to…

Half the cookie isHalf the calories – unlessYou eat the other half too The language of agingLearned in small steps as a childThis time it’s backwards I watched the green grassGrow before it was mowed Down to the marrow When doctors and nursesLet us into their sanctuaryWe are humbled When your car breaks downDo you…