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Robert Rickelman was a drunk. For many years, he relied on booze to overcome his intense shyness, but he loathed the coward he’d become. He could not function without booze, and his prospects were bleak.
Following a suicide attempt in 1996, Robert was diagnosed as Seriously Mentally Ill (SMI). He still carries this SMI designation.
Robert has been published in various literary magazines; his story, “Phyllis,” was awarded Inscape Magazine’s 2018 Nonfiction Editors’ Award. He lives in Tucson with his wife, Pat, who has never given up on him.
Robert Rickelman was a drunk. For many years, he relied on booze to overcome his intense shyness, but he loathed the coward he’d become. He could not function without booze, and his prospects were bleak.
Following a suicide attempt in 1996, Robert was diagnosed as Seriously Mentally Ill (SMI). He still carries this SMI designation.
Robert has been published in various literary magazines; his story, “Phyllis,” was awarded Inscape Magazine’s 2018...