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Mary Sue
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, artist: BlueBlacklag, fair use It’s-a me, Mario! When I was a child, my sisters and I were gifted an Atari...
Deric Hollings
Apr 9, 202310 min read
2-Nice
[DISCLAIMER] (My high school friend, “1/2 Ton,” with me in the late ‘90s, as “2 Nice” was stenciled on my jacket) Shame attacking When...
Deric Hollings
Apr 8, 202312 min read
Whatever!
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Unique disclaimer I recently watched an episode of the Whatever Podcast and thought the verbal...
Deric Hollings
Apr 7, 202310 min read
Where Was Heaven?
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Where was heaven? Towards the end of my tour of duty while assigned to Okinawa, Japan in 1999, rap...
Deric Hollings
Apr 7, 202310 min read
Yippee!
[DISCLAIMER] For a period of time, I participated in training for competition at shooting matches. I put many rounds downrange in an...
Deric Hollings
Apr 6, 20236 min read
For What It's Worth, I'm Grateful
[DISCLAIMER] I maintain many objections in regards to how I was raised by my biological parents. However, at this stage in my life, I...
Deric Hollings
Apr 5, 20234 min read
Touch Grass
[DISCLAIMER] Growing up, I was routinely warned not to walk on other people’s yards. The sole exception to this rule applied to lawn...
Deric Hollings
Apr 5, 20235 min read
Humor in One Direction
[DISCLAIMER] I recently watched Champions, a sports comedy film in which a basketball coach completes his community service hours by...
Deric Hollings
Apr 5, 20234 min read
Kermy-Kerm
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use When I was young, I enjoyed watching The Muppet Show, as my favorite Muppet was Kermit the Frog. Now...
Deric Hollings
Apr 3, 20235 min read
Cell Therapy
[DISCLAIMER] The South got somethin’ to say To me, arguably one of the most meaningful albums dropped during my high school graduation...
Deric Hollings
Apr 2, 202311 min read
Transitioning Beliefs
[DISCLAIMER] Earlier, my friend, “Jammies,” sent me a link to a Soft White Underbelly (SWU) YouTube video entitled, “Ex (Detransitioning)...
Deric Hollings
Apr 1, 20236 min read
Live By Yo Rep
[DISCLAIMER] Live by yo rep Things were done differently when I was younger. Of course, I have no way of knowing if my recollection is...
Deric Hollings
Apr 1, 20238 min read
Get In Where You Fit In
[DISCLAIMER] I’m under no illusion about how my one-third sub-Saharan African DNA isn’t what people immediately notice when looking at...
Deric Hollings
Mar 30, 20237 min read
A Place for Shame
[DISCLAIMER] Shame! Yesterday, I spoke with a friend, “Jammies,” about whether or not there’s a place for shame within society. To frame...
Deric Hollings
Mar 28, 202311 min read
Ate Up
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Minstrel shows As a child, when watching an Our Gang (The Little Rascals) 1933 episode entitled “The...
Deric Hollings
Mar 28, 202310 min read
Question Everything
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use From time to time, prospective clients contact me and express their preference for a mental health...
Deric Hollings
Mar 25, 20233 min read
Your Thoughts Ain't My Thoughts
[DISCLAIMER] A number of years ago, I was introduced to the online content of Vincent Stewart, also known as The Spirit of Truth and...
Deric Hollings
Mar 25, 20235 min read
BUSting Baseless Beliefs
[DISCLAIMER] Have you ever needed to end a foundationless assumption? Herein, I’ll provide two scenarios—both associated with a similar...
Deric Hollings
Mar 24, 20237 min read
Pop Another
[DISCLAIMER] Pop Another On his 2018 album Punken, H-Town rapper Maxo Kream featured a song called “Pop Another,” which surprisingly...
Deric Hollings
Mar 23, 20235 min read
B.D.E.
[DISCLAIMER] Practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I like to think that I have belief-disputing efficiency (B.D.E.). This...
Deric Hollings
Mar 23, 20232 min read
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