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On Grief and Derailment, Eight Years After My Father’s Death

Blog Featured May 12, 2019

Depression has been oft-compared to a black dog, and if that's true, then this mutt of mine circles my word processor, growling and bearing his teeth in warning…

WRITER, EDITOR, GAMER

I'm Matt, a 32-year-old fiction writer and editor from Northern Ireland, currently working on my first novel THE SHADOWS AT SUNRISE. I'm living with depression, anxiety and avoidant personality disorder (AVPD), so I try to write about my experiences. I'm an avid gamer and love talking about the games industry. As a contributing editor for The Mighty, I edit articles for the mental health section and believe sharing our stories is crucial to ending stigma.

Matt Sloan

Writer, Editor, Journalist

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On Grief and Derailment, Eight Years After My Father’s Death