Neal David Silvester

NEAL DAVID SILVESTER {[email protected]} is the author of The Hero Doctrine (Cedar Fort, 2016) and house-husband to Nyssa and stay-at-home dad to Dagny and Peter in Cleveland, Ohio. In his spare time, he blogs at nealsilvester.wordpress.com, manages an indie video game studio, and continues to work toward that elusive first published novel.

Called Not to Serve

Articles/Essays – Volume 54, No. 1

My brain is slightly broken. The natural lows and highs of life are amplified by chemical imbalance into deep emotional troughs and crazed manic waves that can strike anytime and for any reason. I also experience what are called “mixed states,” where I feel both depression and mania simultaneously. My brain will be on fire, setting off a horse race of depressing ideas and emotions. The worst thoughts I’ve ever had about myself all gallop to get a nose ahead of the others.