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Joseph Rauch

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in San Diego, The United States

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The author of “Teach Me How To Die” and “The Last of the Mentally Ill,” Joseph Rauch studied creative writing at New York University. His work has been featured in Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, The Huffington Post, Vice, Psychology Today and other publications. He works full-time as a writer and lives in New York City.

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	The Last of the Mentally Ill 4.61 avg rating — 66 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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How Political Correctness Has Changed the Language of Mental Illness

Note: This article first appeared on Medium.com. The title of my second novel, “The Last of the Mentally Ill,” releasing in January 2022, is a reference to one of the issues I explore in this article.

For more than 14 years Natasha Tracy has been writing about her experience living with bipolar disorder. Early on in her career, a reader criticized the tone and language of one of her pieces about th Read more of this blog post »

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The Moon Is Down

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Out of Place

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Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star, Volume 1 (Cowboy Bebop, Shooting Star, #1)

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