A Clown On Fire
mental health
Racing Like a Pro
Sometimes you get up and bake a cake or something sometimes you stay in bed sometimes you go la di da di da di da da til your eyes roll back into your head —The National, Racing Like a Pro The depressive episodes were unnoteworthy—she would sit outside on the back porch with her cup … Continue reading
Le Clown on Black Box Warnings
I once knew a tragic figure who lived with severe depression. Sadly, I thought he was suffering from a bad back. This is the most I have ever written about this man. Thank you for reading this.
A Clown on Fire Reunion
Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity. — Charles Mingus Since the inception of A Clown on Fire, I have cited Andy Kaufman, Alfred Jarry, Monty Python, Woody Allen, George Carlin and Tom … Continue reading
The Year of Nothing™
THEN On February 3, 2012, I published my first post on WordPress: it was a video by Die Antwoord, and the post was titled One Tablet A Day—it was viewed 4 times, with no likes and no comments. Le Clown‘s character wasn’t born yet; this site was about a man who was married to a woman living … Continue reading
Le French Blogging Special Movember Shave-Off Vlog
Thank you, Adam Garone and the Movember team, for raising awareness for prostate cancer and mental health. Thank you WordPress for hosting Bloggers for Movember. Thank you donors, and bloggers who’ve shared stories with everyone of us; thank you for the great contests. Thank you, Tracy Fulks and Deliberately Delicious for your generosity, and helping … Continue reading
Movember Wrap Up
Movember is over. Long live Movember. It’s hard to believe that it was only a month ago that I was shaving the mustache I never had just to grow it out at the behest of Le Hardest Working Man in Blogging. The month flew by in a flurry of Movember posts – over 120 of … Continue reading
One Flew Over the Batcave
Written by Le Clown and The Ringmistress. Disclaimer: Le Clown and the Ringmistress are not medical professionals, but certified nerds with too much time on their hands. Women, typically being less doctor-phobic than men, will report experiencing mental health issues more often. However, dudes love their self-medication, and are more prone to drug and alcohol addictions to … Continue reading
Black Box Warnings – Guest Posts
We had a few wonderful guest bloggers on Black Box Warnings, and I’d like to share some of these articles with you. Bloggers and writers, thank you for sharing your stories with us—some are truly touching, and I commend you for your courage. The Sins of the Father Revisited by H.E.Ellis (ADHD); Moments in Time by Michelle … Continue reading
Bloggers for Movember – Le Clown’s Challenge (Update)
Le Clown has decided to temporarily suspend his three-posts a week usual schedule to give a major boost to our Bloggers for Movember campaign. Why? Because he’s magnificent™. And raising money and awareness for the fight against prostate cancer, and for men’s mental health is, well, pure magnificence™. Here is today’s challenge. Yesterday, Le Clown offered … Continue reading
Bloggers for Movember – Le Clown’s Challenge
You’ll want to read this. Grab a coffee first. Sitting comfortably? Do I ever have a treat for you… You’ve come to know Le Clown as magnificent™, magnanimous™, gorgeous™ (vanity dictated). Everything Le Clown does is for you… for you to like him better, that is. You’ve also come to know how involved is Le Clown when it comes … Continue reading
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