The Mike File
A Story of Grief and Hope
Published on 11. November 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
180 pages
978-1-953340-22-1 (ISBN)
Description
In The Mike File, Stephen Trimble grapples with his brother's heartrending life and death and looks behind doors he's barricaded in himself.
In 1957, when "Stevie" was six and Mike 14, psychosis overwhelmed Mike. He never lived at home again and died alone in a Denver boarding home at 33. Journalists used Mike's death to expose these "ratholes" warehousing people with mental illness.
Detective story, social history, journey of self-discovery, and compassionate and unsparing memorial to a family and a forgotten life, The Mike File will move every reader with a relative or friend touched by psychiatric illness or disability.
In 1957, when "Stevie" was six and Mike 14, psychosis overwhelmed Mike. He never lived at home again and died alone in a Denver boarding home at 33. Journalists used Mike's death to expose these "ratholes" warehousing people with mental illness.
Detective story, social history, journey of self-discovery, and compassionate and unsparing memorial to a family and a forgotten life, The Mike File will move every reader with a relative or friend touched by psychiatric illness or disability.
Reviews / Votes
"Intimate tales are windows into universal truths, and this one is ...searing and powerful." -Mad in America "Trimble adds a new voice of eloquent witness to the growing literature of severe mental illness. With restrained grief and unrestrained remembrance, he reclaims in words his lost, loved, and loving brother. He reminds us that the mad among us are human-and in many ways versions of ourselves." -Ron Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of No One Cares About Crazy People "The only one way to compose an authentically inclusive and connected world is to first imagine it. Trimble does so specifically. This book is an unflinching witness as well a resounding call to our collective responsibility."-Nan Seymour, Founder of River Writing "The Mike File is insightful, heartfelt, and unforgettable-a love letter to his family and a somber contemplation of what might have been."
-Robert Kolker, author of ?Hidden Valley Road
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Pawcatuck
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Family Photos; 15 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 102 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-953340-22-1 (9781953340221)
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Person
As writer, editor, and photographer, Stephen Trimble has published 25 award-winning books during 45 years of paying attention to the landscapes and peoples of the Desert West. Trimble makes his home in Salt Lake City and in the redrock country of Torrey, Utah. For more about his work, see www.stephentrimble.net.