Brancusi's Egg
A new chapbook of poems from Finishing Line Press suitable for using in the health care setting.
The Art of Medicine in Metaphors
Announcing The Art of Medicine in Metaphors by James Borton.
Willing to Make Mistakes
Sometimes be willing to make mistakes is the most important part of a creative endeavor.
Voice Lessons
How learning to sing is like learning to write: constriction cuts us off from our power.
A Communion of Sorts
A writer's illness and loss lead to the creation of a healing writing workshop, and a new anthology of writings.
What's Wrong with this Picture???
Nurses bear a huge burden of stress, which affects patients. Arts interventions for patients can relieve the burden of care for nurses, and arts interventions for nurses can create a healthier work environment.
After a Long Absence
Writing about our demons takes courage, but in the process we become more authentic, able to integrate our suffering into "the joyousness of the unified being."
On Being a Recluse
Chronic illness takes a person out of the social matrix. Writing is one way to interact with the world.
An Abundance of Need
Our lacks, the things we hide or are ashamed of, are often what we have to offer others.
Craft and Catharsis
Mastering the craft of writing is important to the experience of catharsis.
Vibrations of the Spiderweb
By not allowing the expression of the lived experience of illness, all of us are diminished in our humanity.