The Illustrator David Small

"The body expresses what the mind is not allowed to do."

David Small wrote/drew "STitches" the story of his abuse and consequent disease from not communicating or dealing with this abuse. The time spent with him was moving and at the end when he danced and sang to James Taylor's How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You, I was very moved by his passion, his suffering and his ability to overcome the angst by putting it all down on paper.

My take-away was that writing has to be honest, raw, and will always reflect what the author has experienced and may be what the author has to give, must give. Sometimes it's a matter of survival and healthy living.