NIGHTWALKER: An essay about Restless Legs Syndrome
Written by Estelle Hébert
3 A.M.—I’m standing next to my bed, staring at my alarm clock. In less than 4 hours, my day begins. Bouncing up and down, I decide to Click to continue »
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Selected writings from http://homelessmanspeaks.wordpress.com.
Tony has lived on the streets of Toronto for a long time.
Tony loves to talk and has so much to say.
One day Tony met Philip, and they talked and talked and talked.
Philip Stern is a Montreal-born entrepreneur who now lives in Toronto.
Philip had an idea, and asked Tony to “do a blog” together. And Tony accepted.
The words all come from Tony. Philip just posts them online, and adds a few explanations when they’re needed.
“Me, I’m still trying to think what the hell a blog is,” says Tony.
“He’s laugh-your-ass-off funny sometimes,” says Philip.
An unlikely friendship.
An extraordinary blog.
A Homeless Man to write home about.
3 essays after the jump…
by Dr. Joel Walker & Anna
About this photo essay
This is the story of Anna and her struggle with bipolar disorder.
The photos you are about to see were taken during therapy sessions between Anna and Dr. Walker, who introduced the camera when traditional talk methods stopped being effective.
Anna was having a really hard time recognizing that she was manic depressive, so Dr. Walker suggested something entirely unconventional: he brought a camera to one of their appointments and put it down between them. And he declared that either one of them could pick up the camera at any time during their sessions.
Two photographs taken just days apart show Click to continue »
