John McElhenney
@jmacofearth.bsky.social
poet - find my works in progress at https://mcelhenney.net #mcelhenney #dad #buzzie https://voteblueordie.org
Blood Consciousness mcelhenney.net/blood-consci...
Blood Consciousness
Listen to this chapter free on YouTube: Blood Consciousness How frightening it was to read The Drama of the Gifted Child and recognize everything from my gilded childhood. I was told I was the kid who...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Blood Consciousness mcelhenney.net/blood-consci...
I'll Crash On the Plane mcelhenney.net/ill-crash-on...
I’ll Crash On the Plane
Hear the free audio version of this chapter: I'll Crash On The Plane Listen to a discussion of this chapter here: I'll Crash On The Plane Artificial Intelligence is not good a parsing human emotion or...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The Lure Above mcelhenney.net/the-lure-abo...
The Lure Above
Listen to this chapter free on YouTube: The Lure Above I wonder if I've taken this goddess thing a little too far? Am I asking for too much? Am I destined to be alone or forever unfulfilled by a partn...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Lure Above mcelhenney.net/the-lure-abo...
Million Pillow Mountain mcelhenney.net/the-million-...
Million Pillow Mountain
Listen to this chapter free on YouTube: Million Pillow Mountain I adore the feeling of a partner sleeping or cuddled beside me at night. It's one of my favorite treats or rituals of a loving relations...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Million Pillow Mountain mcelhenney.net/the-million-...
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Tensioning mcelhenney.net/tensioning/
Tensioning
Listen to this chapter free on YouTube: Tensioning I need something to push against. An alcoholic father, a vindictive ex-wife, drug addict son. All have provided tensioning. The pull against the grai...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Tensioning mcelhenney.net/tensioning/
Zulu Time mcelhenney.net/zulu_time/
Zulu Time
"Don't roust your faith bird-high an you won't do no crawlin with the worms." - The Grapes of Wrath The new podcast, Notes On The Spectrum, begins here: Zulu Time discussion The free audiobook is here...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Zulu Time mcelhenney.net/zulu_time/
No AI Was Used In The Creation Of This Work mcelhenney.net/no-ai-was-us...
No AI Was Used In The Creation Of This Work
The new podcast, Notes On The Spectrum, begins here: Zulu Time discussion Even as all reality is blurring at the moment: what is real, what is AI, what is hallucination, what is a deep fake. This is a...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Woosah mcelhenney.net/woosah/
Woosah
As an interjection: “Woosah… just let it go.” As a noun: “I need some woosah after that meeting.” As a reminder cue: “Woosah, breathe.” It’s often spelled with extended vowels (e.g., “woooosah”) to mi...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Woosah mcelhenney.net/woosah/
Woosah
As an interjection: “Woosah… just let it go.” As a noun: “I need some woosah after that meeting.” As a reminder cue: “Woosah, breathe.” It’s often spelled with extended vowels (e.g., “woooosah”) to mi...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Woosah mcelhenney.net/woosah/
Feeling Strangely Fine mcelhenney.net/feeling-stra...
Feeling Strangely Fine
Feeling Strangely Fine To be honest, I haven't been feeling myself lately. This morning I woke up but it felt like I had skipped into an alternative timeline, a parallel universe, or some such nonsens...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Feeling Strangely Fine mcelhenney.net/feeling-stra...
It's Gonna End In Tears mcelhenney.net/its-gonna-en...
It’s Gonna End In Tears
Listen to this chapter free on YouTube: It's Gonna End In Tears I still can't tell you how this is going to work out. Prayers are useless. Texts and emails go unanswered. We are the enemy. Well, I hat...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It's Gonna End In Tears mcelhenney.net/its-gonna-en...
Are You Receiving Me? When Not Listening Turns Toward Divorce wholeparentbook.com/are-you-rece...
Are You Receiving Me? When Not Listening Turns Toward Divorce
When the other partner decides to ask for divorce there is very little the committed partner can do. The fracture has happened. The other person has declared they are considering divorce. Then that op...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Are You Receiving Me? When Not Listening Turns Toward Divorce wholeparentbook.com/are-you-rece...
The Training and Education of a Reluctant Divorcé wholeparentbook.com/the-training...
The Training and Education of a Reluctant Divorcé
I had the joy and passion in spades. I had a misaligned marriage which generated two wonderful kids. Today I have reset myself towards a creatively fulfilling life.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Training and Education of a Reluctant Divorcé wholeparentbook.com/the-training...
Blameless Divorce: I Had a Dream Where You Apologized wholeparentbook.com/blameless-di...
Blameless Divorce: I Had a Dream Where You Apologized
As we grew into our parenting roles, we had different ideas about how that should look. And I fess up, I was unhappy. I was asking for a massive change. And in the end, we disagreed on what we wanted ...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Blameless Divorce: I Had a Dream Where You Apologized wholeparentbook.com/blameless-di...
The Narcissistic Father and Divorced Moms wholeparentbook.com/the-narcissi...
The Narcissistic Father and Divorced Moms
Let's do this TOGETHER. It's much easier if we're on the side of our kids and not against one another.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The Narcissistic Father and Divorced Moms wholeparentbook.com/the-narcissi...
Escaping mcelhenney.net/escaping/
Escaping
Listen to this chapter free on YouTube: Escaping The mountains of New Mexico are calling. Europe if I could make a clean break, but my daughter is moving back to town. She loves me. She sustains my ho...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Escaping mcelhenney.net/escaping/
Traveling Alone mcelhenney.net/traveling-al...
Traveling Alone
this chapter is now available for listening on youtube: traveling alone I travel with my daughter's golden doodle on occasion. Like today, she's at the beach with her last summer of college friends. A...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Low Lights mcelhenney.net/low-lights/
Low Lights
this chapter is now available as a free audiobook on youtube: low lights This is not meant to be a confession. I am admitting to a few dark moments in my past. It's what we all do as we grow…
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November 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Low Lights mcelhenney.net/low-lights/
I'll Crash On the Plane mcelhenney.net/ill-crash-on...
I’ll Crash On the Plane
Hear the free audio version of this chapter: I'll Crash On The Plane Listen to a discussion of this chapter here: I'll Crash On The Plane Artificial Intelligence is not good a parsing human emotion or...
mcelhenney.net
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I'll Crash On the Plane mcelhenney.net/ill-crash-on...
If There Is Hope mcelhenney.net/if-there-is-...
If There Is Hope
Hear the audiobook free on YouTube: If There Is Hope Listen to this discussion free on YouTube: If There Is Hope conversation "If there is hope, wrote Winston, it lies in the proles." 1984 - Orwell I ...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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