15 Reasons Why I Am Taking a Sabbatical From Medium*

Arthur Keith
SYNERGY
Published in
7 min readMar 11, 2024

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  • *15 more or less — because my life has become unmanageable, and I am powerless over writing.
Ernest Hemingway (right) in 1959. He died by suicide in 1961. A tormented writer or just a depressed soul? He went under as many as 13 ECT treatments at the Mayo Clinic. Ironically, his sister and brother also died by suicide, which may be attributed to the hereditary disease hemochromatosis, a condition that culminates in physical and mental deterioration. Ernest was brilliant. I don’t want to be like Ernest. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ernest_Hemingway_dining_at_La_Consula,_1959.jpg

Today is March 10. My last article was published on February 28, and my next one won’t be posted until after April 15.

So, for at least six weeks, I am on hiatus from this clusterfuck.

Oh, I’m sure I’ll do some writing…

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Arthur Keith
SYNERGY

My goal is to inform, educate, & entertain. Top writer in LGBTQ, Music, Climate Change. Directionally dyslexic with an excellent sense of direction.