Derek James made an entry yesterday called America in Therapy. The entry was interesting, I was even more intrigued by it's relevance. I read two stories recently where psychiatrists did considerably more harm than good.

Monday I read a story in F&SF, "Ultraviolet Night," by Jim Young. I didn't much care for this story. Supposedly, Young is expanding this story into a novel. It reads like the sketch of a novel and not like a good short story. That said, there was a character being experimented on in the story, and the people interacting with him seemed determined to fix his problems by making him think he was Jesus or Hitler...ended badly.

Tuesday night I read a story on Sci Fiction that I loved: "Inappropriate Behavior," by Pat Murphy. The story was rich and complex. The main character was well developed, extremely odd and quite loveable. A major plot point was a psychiatrist whose self importance blinds him...

On a totally unrelated note. I noticed on monday that when I'm published, my novels will be on the shelf below Robert Jordan, at least in Barnes and Nobel...

all for now.