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Jack London & Ed Davis on The Drooling Ward
Jim Shere has just written a beautiful piece for The Kenwood Press called Two Tales of the Drooling Ward. In it, he draws comparisons between Jack London's Told In The Drooling Ward", and my own, In All Things, A Return To The Drooling Ward. Here is how it begins:
There are two quick reads that will stay with you for a long, long time, and they will take you quickly and deeply into an apparently surreal - yet so acutely real - world that many avoid, and few understand. Written in broad strokes and with great compassion, they are certain to change your mind about those severely disabled people that are conveniently tucked into a corner of the community.
And here is a link to the full story:
http://www.kenwoodpress.com/pub/a/824...
There are two quick reads that will stay with you for a long, long time, and they will take you quickly and deeply into an apparently surreal - yet so acutely real - world that many avoid, and few understand. Written in broad strokes and with great compassion, they are certain to change your mind about those severely disabled people that are conveniently tucked into a corner of the community.
And here is a link to the full story:
http://www.kenwoodpress.com/pub/a/824...
