What I Want for Christmas

What I Want for Christmas

The commercials lure viewers to purchase. The songs and scenes and images invite people to become clients. Though I don’t respond to many of the ads, I do want. I want a few new things, yes. That new book, that new album, that new device. And I wish a few more people...
Suggestions from a Damaged Brain

Suggestions from a Damaged Brain

I am not a doctor. Underwater isn’t a medical journal. My confessions are not advice from an expert. But this story has taught me many lessons. Here are some suggestions that have helped me: * Rest well and often. * Drink water. * Exercise. If walking is all you can...
Clarke Sowell’s Thoughts on Underwater

Clarke Sowell’s Thoughts on Underwater

It’s 4:30 AM. Most of the world is asleep, resting for their day to come. Not Chris Maxwell. He’s up. He’s swimming upstream, not placated by the pain of memories brutally familiar. He invites us. He gestures that we come and see the mystery submerged below our...