Myra Sue Has Worn Many Different Hats in Life Article by Myra Sue St. Clair Baldwin A few of the voices wanted to know if I had Multiple Personality Disorder. It wasn't clear right away why they were testing me for this, but  it became evident with time that they each remembered me differently and were apparently taking notes. Well, I have (just like most people) worn different hats in life - as I have functioned in different roles -  such as mother, co-worker, supervisor, student, client, patient, wife, girlfriend, loner, friend, bookstore owner, thinker, activist, shut-in, party girl, feminist, Christian, agnostic, atheist, heretic, apostate & writer. I also once played pretend at being Carrie Brownstein, and like to sometimes think of myself as a wannabe Brownstein! See also: Orion Moon Interviews Myra Sue St. Clair Baldwin The Privacy Invasion Stunt Essay#1: A Carrie Brownstein Wannabe Tries on Different Hats! Preview: Upcoming Essays & Recap of P...

Photo by Orion Moon November 2019 Article by Myra Sue St. Clair Baldwin A few of the voices I heard in my apartment in the fall and winter of 2015 before becoming homeless exclaimed that I was "The one with all the star power!" and that I was "a real capable actress". I didn't realize at the time realize that the phrase "one with star power" is often used as an insult that means someone is being disingenuous. Although the voices were often cruel, they did inspire me to want to be an actress, which was something I wanted to be when I was a child. When I became homeless, I dreamt of becoming a paid actress for The Spokane Civic Theatre, and looked up their upcoming plays on their website. I didn't realize that actors for The Spokane Civic Theatre actually VOLUNTEER their time. Here I am shown with a copy of "A Streetcar Named Desire," a play they were planning to show at the Spokane Civic Theatre a few years ago. I didn't know...

"When the spy operation or schizophrenic episode started, I felt like I had woken up in the middle of a science fiction movie or the novel 1984."  by Myra Sue St. Clair Baldwin Photo by Orion Moon. November 2019. "When I was staying at the Hope House shelter in downtown Spokane, Washington, I had to leave the shelter every day and carry my bags around with me everywhere. Bags are heavy to carry and will really weigh you down. Fortunately for me, I had a monthly bus pass, so I only had to walk a couple of blocks to get to a bus stop wherever I went. I'm no longer homeless, but brought some bags of props with me for the photo-shoot." by Myra Sue St. Clair Baldwin Photo by Orion Moon. November 2019. "Desperate for Police Attention" Photo by Orion Moon. November 2019.  The “Privacy Invasion Stunt”, My Descent into Homelessness, & Life Before Privacy Invasion by Myra Sue St.Clair Baldwin  Upcoming Brand New Essays, ...

Illustration by Orion Moon The “Privacy Invasion Stunt” and My Descent into Homelessness The Fight for Privacy Rights for Every U.S. American Citizen!  Written by Myra Sue St. Clair Baldwin Essay #1 (Introduction):  A Carrie Brownstein Wannabe Tries on Different Hats! Disclaimer: The names of certain people in this series of essays will be kept confidential, as I became aware of them as fellow clients when we were mutually seeking the help of social services. This includes other clients I’ve met when I was client of the women’s shelter, low-income housing, behavioral health services, and meal/food services. I will also maintain the confidentiality of the protected healthcare information of clients of Frontier Behavioral Health, which I had access to while working as a computer operator for Frontier. I will not accept responsibility for any information given about persons  I am unaware were clients of Frontier Behavioral Health during the time I worked there ...