This is a scene that was cut from the latest chapter of "The Iron Horse" (which is up now, by the way!). I thought it was funny and it was a little bit of an homage to the character of Death from the late, great Sir Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series. Unfortunately, it didn't really fit in with the rest of the narrative, so I cut it, but here it is for your

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Coming up on May, which I am told is suicide prevention month, it’s been on my heart to talk about why you, you specifically, matter.

Depression is a hell of a thing. It’s one of the darkest moments a human can experience. After all, humans are capable of enduring unthinkable things if they believe there is a reason to it, if they have hope that it can matter. Depression robs us of that power and cuts us off from the strength in our own hearts.

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If you're like me, you've been intensely frustrated by the feeling of helplessness in the wake of the Afghani Tragedy. For my part, I find it hard to concentrate or to write, even though I intellectually know that using my creative outlets often helps deal with emotional pain.

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This is short and not fully diagnosed, just as a fair warning. So I might not be entirely right in my diagnosis or repair (but I think I am at least close, for reasons we’ll get to).

First, though, I gotta have a picture to lure you all in.

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