Scott Ninneman
Bio
Bipolar for 49 years, chronically ill for 36. The voice behind the Speaking Bipolar blog. Wrestles taxes by day, wrangles words at night. Thinker. TV Addict. Poet. Links: https://speakingbipolar.com/socialmedia
Stories (31/0)
The Revealing Tale of Two Couples House Hunting
The orange and red leaves of the sugar maples outside the home glowed in the golden sunlight. Inside, Opal arranged fresh-baked cookies, marbled cheese, and oval crackers on crystal platters. She hummed along to a song in her memory as she reflected on bittersweet memories of her 40-year history as a real estate broker. This would be her last open house.
By Scott Ninneman2 years ago in Fiction
- Top Story - December 2021
The Pain in My Heart Pushed Me to Start the Speaking Bipolar SiteTop Story - December 2021
“And he's bipolar. You know what that means.” My boss was 10 minutes into his gossip fest. Today's victim was one of his oldest friends. I heard a litany of all the things his friend had done wrong, and all the poor choices he had made. My boss boasted of their 20-year friendship, but I couldn't help but wonder if it really was a friendship.
By Scott Ninneman2 years ago in Psyche
Diego
The movies romanticize death. They lead us to believe death is this beautiful, if not magical, event. We want to believe there is some sort of otherworldly transformation when one reaches the end of his life. We imagine that death is a sacred and ceremonial event.
By Scott Ninneman2 years ago in Fiction