A Fracture Within by Peter Sellin

Author Peter Sellin fearlessly explores the seemingly taboo subjects of mental health and mental illness in his short collection of non-fiction stories, A Fracture Within. Told with brutal honesty and complete vulnerability, the book helps decrease the stigma of mental illness as a result of trauma or life’s unpredictable cruelty. From detailed descriptions of his symptoms to the labyrinthine patterns of his fractured mind, this raw confessional feels rare and powerful. The unpolished prose would benefit from moderate editing, and some key points deserve more explication, but as a whole, A Fracture Within provides first-hand insight to a topic that has too often been overlooked or ignored.