4/9/10 4/9/10

On Being a Recluse

Chronic illness takes a person out of the social matrix. Writing is one way to interact with the world.

1/21/10 1/21/10

An Abundance of Need

Our lacks, the things we hide or are ashamed of, are often what we have to offer others.

9/17/09 9/17/09

A potter with leukemia leaves a legacy of beauty.

8/31/09 8/31/09

Living passionately, even with injury, illness and pain.

8/20/09 8/20/09

Pain and illness cannot always be formulated.

4/17/09 4/17/09

By not allowing the expression of the lived experience of illness, all of us are diminished in our humanity.

1/7/09 1/7/09