Short Stories - Alex Reads 'The Fall'
Posted on Saturday, Jul 19, 2025 | Mental Health, Art, Creativity, Mental Illness, Art Therapy, Creativity
Alex reads his short book of art and verse, ‘The Fall’, a raw depiction of a recent mental health crisis and its effect on him and those around him. Content warning: this episode contains references to depression, anxiety, panic, autistic meltdowns and shutdown, suicide, and likely some other mental illness related stuff, and in a higher dose than usual. Consider yourself warned.
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Alex reads his short book of art and verse, “The Fall”, a raw depiction of a recent mental health crisis and its effect on him and those around him. Content warning: this episode contains references to depression, anxiety, panic, autistic meltdowns and shutdown, suicide, and likely some other mental illness related stuff, and in a higher dose than usual. Consider yourself warned.
A link to download a PDF copy of The Fall can be found here. If anyone is interested in a physical copy of The Fall, contact me via one of the social apps listed on that website (Facebook or Bluesky are likely to get my attention the quickest) and if enough folks request, I will get it listed to buy.