A Work in Progress: Year One

Jack Morgan writes an irregular column on learning to write with brain lesions.

It’s been almost a year since I received my primary progressive multiple sclerosis diagnosis, and anyone who read the first few articles in this column knows that I started my stages of grief deep in a dark place.…

“Black Woods Blue Sky” by Eowyn Ivey

Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey is a beautifully written exploration of the power of love, the pull of nature, and what we risk when we refuse to recognize the truth before us. For readers wanting to learn more about writing, Ivey demonstrates how slowly revealing a secret adds tension and keeps the reader turning pages.