Therapy Session 1 Dated Tuesday, 6/24/97

Kester, a new patient, appears to have an obsessive compulsion to make marks.

Therapy Session 2 Dated Tuesday, 7/08/97

Kester talks about the nature of therapy and art, but seemingly skirts the real issues in his life.

Therapy Session 3 Dated Tuesday, 7/22/97

Kester is unable to muster the energy to prevent himself from sliding back into homelessness.

Therapy Session 4 Dated Tuesday, 7/29/97

Although he dearly loved his parents before their death, Kester reveals his own anger towards them, and blames them for some of his deep-seated insecurities.

Therapy Session 5 Dated Tuesday, 8/05/97

Kester is buoyed by a few days spent in the arms of an ex-girlfriend.

Therapy Session 6 Dated Tuesday, 8/19/97

Kester, exhausted from working nights, finds it difficult to stay focused on one subject.

Therapy Session 7 Dated Tuesday, 9/02/97

Kester angrily rejects the advice of his long-estranged brother to find salvation in Jesus Christ.

Therapy Session 8 Dated Tuesday, 9/16/97

Kester talks about a new sexual relationship and exhibits more of his tendency to flit from subject to subject, perhaps indicating a deeper neurosis.

Therapy Session 9 Dated Tuesday, 9/30/97

Kester's undiagnosed illness has him questioning his mortality and cursing the medical establishment.

Therapy Session 10 Dated Tuesday, 10/28/97

While relieved about the results of his medical tests, Kester is angered by the dehumanization he felt as he went through the process.

Therapy Session 11 Dated Tuesday, 11/11/97

Kester gets an almost irresistable offer from Chester that may cost him everything he's worked towards.

Therapy Session 12 Dated Tuesday, 12/16/97

Although Kester is suffering through a series of disappointments, he's coping quite admirably.

Therapy Session 13 Dated Tuesday, 01/06/98

Kester is deeply moved by the experience of sitting bedside in the hospital while Me's elderly aunt recovered from a stroke.

Therapy Session 14 Dated Tuesday, 02/24/98

Kester believes that he is gaining new insights into himself.

E-mail from Kester Langford, 5/26/98

Kester sends an e-mail from Paris where he's been teaching and studying.