Bio: John F. Zurn has been faced with the challenges of bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder for his entire adult life.  Over the years he gradually learned that: medication, physical exercise, meditation and creative writing were vital for his long term recovery. Despite this challenge, he still managed to work as a teacher and counselor for over thirty-five years. Now retired, he has more time to write and publish poems and stories. John was born in upstate New York and has an M.A. in English.  He has been married to his wife, Donna, for over 40 years.

In Search of Some Reality Today I feel like walking out beyond this dreary place. While in this state of living death, my days are all the same. I should leave and make my trek in search of some reality. But I know I would soon turn back or feel the world take…