Mark Raether

started writing when i was a teenager, a safe way to express my feelings in a very dysfunctional family. i was and still am depressed at times and alot of my writing is done when i am depressed. my bouts of depression lessened tremendously when i found AA and NA, and gave up drinking and drugging. they saved my life. today life is so full of hope ... i have to find a new way to write since im not depressed as much lol. so when i post, if its sad then it was probably written pre-2005, if it is hopeful and more insightful it was probably after. thanks for listening.