Tobias QuinnOn One Year of SobrietyTomorrow will be one year and one month since I had my last beer. While I don’t often crave another alcoholic drink, I’m still reluctant to…Jun 4Jun 4
Tobias QuinnOn DrinkingI wrote this originally over two years ago. I couldn’t finish it, as there seemed no place to end it. Now, being the teetotaller I aspired…May 29May 29
Tobias QuinnOn LonelinessSometimes I suffer from crippling loneliness. I feel out of control of my senses. I’m out of control of my words, which often have been…Jan 16, 2022Jan 16, 2022
Tobias QuinnOn Depression and Suicide (Part 2)It’s still one of the hardest decisions I have made, moving to Korea, and my first few weeks were rough. I took up smoking almost…Jan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022
Tobias QuinnOn Depression and Suicide (Part 1)One evening, about a year ago, I swallowed a large number of pills in an attempt to kill myself. I posted to Facebook a picture of the…Jan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022
Tobias QuinnCancer 3It started with elevated alpha-fetoprotein levels returned during a check-up. I was back in Korea and getting reacquainted with the idea of…Jan 6, 2022Jan 6, 2022
Tobias QuinnCancer 2 — (Part 2)I’ve written elsewhere how the second cancer took from me any real sense of a future. This is true, but also, irrelevant in a sense, in…Jan 2, 2022Jan 2, 2022
Tobias QuinnCancer 2 — (Part 1)I left England feeling proud of myself, feeling like I could accomplish anything. I took the first job I was offered, recommended as it…Jan 1, 2022Jan 1, 2022
Tobias QuinnCancer 1 — The Good OneI’d been on a health kick in the year 2011, having lost nearly 20kg over a period of around six months. All the stars had aligned; my…Dec 30, 2021Dec 30, 2021
Tobias QuinnCheck-upsJust under ten years ago, at the age of 30, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. I was scared at the time, as anyone would be, but with…Dec 29, 2021Dec 29, 2021