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Am I Severely Depressed or Do I Just Need Taco Bell

Byrontology Book 1: Lessons from life, therapy, Carrie Fisher, and a self-help guru from the 1980s.

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Byron Lane
Mar 11, 2026
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This is a very special Byronbook I wrote after moving my mom into assisted living.

She was cool. I spiraled.

This book documents what helped me find myself again.

Anytime I’m feeling gray, I turn to these very personal lessons from life, therapy, Carrie Fisher, and at least one self-help guru from the 1980s.

I wrote, designed, printed, folded, and stapled it, and can mail you one if you want.

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This part is not for the public—going deeper on life, craft, and mental health.

Pull up a chair and access my personal stories.

As a welcome gift, I’ll send you digital copies of my two Byronbooks: Everything Is Stupid Okay Fine I’ll Keep Going and Am I Severely Depressed or Do I Just Need Taco Bell.

“Every post from Byron feels like getting a message from the funniest person in the group chat… and that person also happens to be an extraordinary writer.”
—Maggie Downs, author of
Be Back By Dinner

It costs less than one fancy cup of coffee each month. (Or a martini—I see you!)

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