Last week, I heard an NPR interview of Ellen Forney, a cartoonist and author whose new memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michaelangelo and Me, chronicles her journey from experiencing symptoms of mental illness to receiving, denying, and then gradually accepting her … Continue reading →

Now that it’s Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I finally got a chance to see the Robert Zemeckis movie “Flight,” starring Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle and Kelly Reilly.  In my view, this movie “nailed it,” with a poignant and moving portrayal of … Continue reading →