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Check out Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg's essay, "The Invisible Friend of the Page: Writing as a Transformative Practice" at the website for The Spirit of a Woman, which features stories to empower and inspire women, men, all of us! Here's the first paragraph:

When I was a child, I didn’t have any human friends. It wasn’t that I didn’t want friends; I just didn’t understand how to get them. Hard-wired for interior sound from the get-go and growing up in a tumultuous home, I found imaginary friends for each day of the week. Monday was an older sister, reserved and confident. Tuesday had straight blond hair and a penance for dolls. Wednesday and I were thick as thieves, and she understood me best. Thursday was a standoffish brother, Friday a party animal, Saturday a patient and exhausted mother, and Sunday, a distracted father. More at this link!

The National Alliance on Mental Illness in Howard County publishes a Creative Journal twice a year, and has recently released its Spring 2010 issue, which can be found here.  What's more, they are looking for submission for Inkwell for the Fall of 2010.

Submissions should focus on issues related to mental illness and health, such as the trials and triumphs in recovery, stigma, resiliency, acceptance, or relationships issues. We accept work in the form of poetry, prose, and visual art. The deadline for the fall issue is September 15, 2010.

All submissions should be sent via attachment (as a .doc) to vleatherwood@nami.org accompanied by a short biographical statement. Type “Inkwell Submission” in the subject box. Please include: your name, mailing address, day time phone number and email address. Authors will be notified if a submission will be published. Financial compensation is not available