I know of two main antidotes to fear. A young friend of mine doesn’t want to sleep in his bed these days.  If you ask ‘why not?’ he’ll tell you ‘because there might be clowns in the closet’—not monsters or robbers or even teachers, but clowns. (See: What Makes a Little Boy Cry) There has been a rise in self-proclaimed coulrophobiacs over the past twenty years.  Most people who claim to be afraid of clowns, aren’t. Continue Reading…