I have developed a bit of a disdain for the overuse of the term “mental illness.” I truly believe it has become overused for what are normal…… Read more ““Illness” or “Injury””
Category: suicide
Death – A Common Experience
Death, it is one of the few things from which I seem able to move forward. While, to this day, I carry the pain and scars of…… Read more “Death – A Common Experience”
Is Hemingway’s Theory of Omission Lost On A New Generation?
Hemingway was counted among the lost generation. Today, are we living with a spoon-fed generation? Has a generation which has been conditioned by an educational system that teaches…… Read more “Is Hemingway’s Theory of Omission Lost On A New Generation?”
Death & Dying – The Common Experience
Death, it is one of the few things from which I seem able to move forward. While, to this day, I carry the pain and scars of…… Read more “Death & Dying – The Common Experience”
I Miss…
I write to show the reality of life’s injurious lessons.
I write to spark conversation.
I write to open eyes.
Escape The Barren Bleakness of Northeastern PA — While You Can
Dedicated to those who could no longer survive, and to those who remain behind, and have no choice but to do so.
Death & Dying – The Common, Shared Experience
Death, it is one of the few things from which I seem able to move forward. While, to this day, I carry the pain and scars of…… Read more “Death & Dying – The Common, Shared Experience”
Death & Dying – The Common, Shared Experience
Death, it is one of the few things from which I seem able to move forward. While, to this day, I carry the pain and scars of…… Read more “Death & Dying – The Common, Shared Experience”
The Comfort Of Despair, E-Book on Amazon
For those of us who read primarily via a kindle or kindle app, “The Comfort of Despair” Kindle edition is now available. Please click or copy and…… Read more “The Comfort Of Despair, E-Book on Amazon”
Death & Dying
Death, it is one of the few things from which I seem able to move forward. While, to this day, I carry the pain and scars of…… Read more “Death & Dying”
Explore Darkness To See Light
Excerpts from the novella “Is Suicide Painless” (The Damaged and Broken Collection Book 3) by Joe Leonardi ©2018 To know I will never see the ocean again.…… Read more “Explore Darkness To See Light”
Excerpts From “Is Suicide Painless” The impact of Northeastern PA’s Generational Bleakness…
To know I will never see the ocean again To never again be on the sea To never watch the sky light a new as sun rises…… Read more “Excerpts From “Is Suicide Painless” The impact of Northeastern PA’s Generational Bleakness…”
Suicide Impacts Us All
Please Purchase Your Copy Is Suicide Painless (The Damaged and Broken Collection Book 3) Kindle version only 2.99 Paperback 9.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J2V9NS9/ Suicide leaves those left behind with…… Read more “Suicide Impacts Us All”
Northeast PA’s Generational Pessimism
Even after being away from Northeastern Pennsylvania’s scarred mine fields for several years, I am sometimes still amazed by the genuine joy for life people here in…… Read more “Northeast PA’s Generational Pessimism”
Not Yet Ready To Be Broken
To say I have been in a bad place lately would be a gross understatement. I am not unique in being damaged. We are all waging our own…… Read more “Not Yet Ready To Be Broken”
Escape The Barren Bleakness of Northeastern PA — While You Can
Dedicated to those who could no longer survive, and to those who remain behind, and have no choice but to do so.
Is Suicide Painless – Excerpt
I had a rare moment in which I was able to briefly tune into WILK’s the Jason Barsky show. Listening to a caller made me think of…… Read more “Is Suicide Painless – Excerpt”
Is There Anything More Cruel Than Hope?
Hope does not keep the bully at bay, prevent the horrors of war, or stop the hurt of suicide.
When Despair Becomes Comfortable
I had always believed living such a great life in my youth was a blessing. Now that I am older and realize my life will never be…… Read more “When Despair Becomes Comfortable”
Are We All A Bit Damaged?
Cash can’t be saved. Retirement is nothing but a dream. I will most likely die on the job, or homeless, cryogenically preserved in some street’s gutter.
New Stories
Thank you for all of you who follow and read my blog. Lately I have been posting almost daily. I am now getting back into writing “The…… Read more “New Stories”
It Isn’t Always “Illness”
I have developed a bit of a disdain for the overuse of the term “mental illness.” I truly believe it has become overused for what are normal…… Read more “It Isn’t Always “Illness””
There Is Only One You
I get some interesting comments concerning my writings. Comments that often make me reflect. Comments that convince me to continue to keep telling stories. I write about…… Read more “There Is Only One You”
Social Media Power of Positive-Thought, Pop-Psychology Poppycock
The social media pop-psychologists are out in full force. The self-righteous self-helpers offer unsolicited words with only one purpose — to give themselves a superior sense of…… Read more “Social Media Power of Positive-Thought, Pop-Psychology Poppycock”
Suicide
Suicide occurs every day. In one way or another, it has touched us all. Sometimes, it is done suddenly and unexpectedly. Sometimes, suddenly and expectedly. Sometimes, it…… Read more “Suicide”
I Miss The Person I Was
The fact of the matter is that life can suck. For so many there is no joy, there is no elation, there is no happiness. The treadmill to nowhere keeps moving and there is no choice but to keep pace until the effort causes the body to become frail, the mind to falter, and the soul to flail.
Future Damaged and Broken Novellas
In 2019 I am expecting to release at least five more stories in The Damaged and Broken Collection — • “It Is Never Just A Slap,” which I am currently…… Read more “Future Damaged and Broken Novellas”
Mental Injury
I am often asked if I am writing about people who suffer from mental illness. Recently, a fellow blogger had indicated a similar sentiment, so I think…… Read more “Mental Injury”
The Platitudes of Positive Thought
For many to whom these soulless and heartless messages of tough love are intended, it is only another assault on lives that have undergone repeated trauma. The platitudes are given without care or compassion, sympathy or empathy. They assail the damaged with as much ferocity as the biggest bully on the playground assaults the most innocent.
Mental Illness?
I am often asked if I am writing about people who suffer from mental illness. Recently, a fellow blogger had indicated a similar sentiment, so I think…… Read more “Mental Illness?”
Future of The Damaged and Broken Collection
In 2019 I am expecting to release at least five more stories in The Damaged and Broken Collection — – “It Is Never Just A Slap,” which Iam currently…… Read more “Future of The Damaged and Broken Collection”
The Cruelty Of Hope
From Wikipedia – Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one’s life or the world…… Read more “The Cruelty Of Hope”
Holiday Blues, Sadness, Depression and Worse
For many, the holiday season is a joyous occasion. A time filled with fun, food and family. However, there are those for whom the time between Thanksgiving…… Read more “Holiday Blues, Sadness, Depression and Worse”
Please Purchase One Of The Damaged and Broken Stories
Creating A School Shooter We can’t escape the headlines of mass murders occurring in our schools. The very place where children are sent to be educated.…… Read more “Please Purchase One Of The Damaged and Broken Stories”
Beware Those Who Clamor Loudest For War….
….more than likely, they are the ones who have never witnessed its horrors. My time in the United States Navy is one of which I am most…… Read more “Beware Those Who Clamor Loudest For War….”
Is Hemingway’s Theory of Omission Lost On A New Generation?
Hemingway was counted among the lost generation. Today, are we living with a spoon-fed generation? Has a generation which has been conditioned by an educational system that teaches…… Read more “Is Hemingway’s Theory of Omission Lost On A New Generation?”
Judge Not The Damaged and Broken
It only took one illness, one which nearly took my life, and the resultant decimation of my business, my finances and marriage for me to learn a valuable lesson.
The Trap Of My Life
Unlike the youth of today, I know the fault is with the visual echo I see as I peer into the looking glass. There is no one else to blame, and I look for no one to set me free.
Excerpt …………
-26- Out the window of the small jet I stare. The skies become gray. The ground below is scarred and dotted with waste from a long dead…… Read more “Excerpt …………”
Mass Murder – Why?
We can’t escape the headlines of mass murders occurring in our schools. The very place where children are sent to be educated. The very place where they…… Read more “Mass Murder – Why?”
Why I Wrote – “Is Suicide Painless”
The characters I write are all, in one way or another, broken. I write about broken and damaged characters because in my experience, the damaged person is…… Read more “Why I Wrote – “Is Suicide Painless””
Thank You
The latest in The Damaged and Broken Collection — “Is Suicide Painless” is starting to sell. I want to say thank you to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is Suicide Painless – Paperback Version
The paperback version of “Is Suicide Painless” has been released. Please purchase your copy today. For every one person who overcomes their demons, there are hundreds, if not thousands,…… Read more “Is Suicide Painless – Paperback Version”
Is Suicide Painless – Early Release
Early release of the kindle version…. please purchase your copy today….. Paperback coming soon… For every one person who overcomes their demons, there are hundreds, if not thousands, who…… Read more “Is Suicide Painless – Early Release”
Release Date Is Approaching
For every one person who overcomes their demons, there are hundreds, if not thousands, who do not… …this is one of their stories https://youtu.be/rvPRqXKa498
Soon To Be Released…………
I have been pouring my heart and soul into the latest of The Damaged and Broken Collection — “Is Suicide Painless.” I have had a few people…… Read more “Soon To Be Released…………”
Is Suicide Painless………….
Hi everyone, I will be taking a brief hiatus from regularly posting to finish the next novelette in The Damaged and Broken Collection, “Is Suicide Painless.” I am…… Read more “Is Suicide Painless………….”
Short Story Scribe 