Descent, available strictly as an e-book, limns my plummet into an episode of acute clinical depression in 2001.  Fortunately, my personal bell jar lifted after about four months, but not without leaving me possessed of a specific knowledge that, all things considered, I would prefer not to have.

Why write about such a thing, from which others naturally turn in fear and even abhorrence?  Because in the end there's too much reproach and shaming--depression as a cause for disgrace and contempt--for me not to write about it.

Though I've found my way back to a life of love, joy, and beauty, I haven't forgotten the tortured alternate reality of depression, and hope that Descent illuminates it for friends, loved ones, co-workers, and professionals who, in light of my story, might feel better equipped to understand and help.