Deirdre Neilen, PhD shares a selection from Upstate's literary journal, "The Healing Muse" every Sunday on HealthLink on Air. Neilen is the editor of the annual publication featuring fiction, poetry, essays and visual art focused on themes of medicine, illness, disability and healing. Read The Healing Muse Cafe Blog.

Today‘s selections are ‘Crazy Chick Waiting for a Collect Call from the Sundance Kid‘, by Jill Swenson, and 'How to Endure the Beast Called Grief', by Donna K. Pflueger, and can be found in the The Healing Muse, Volume 14. Order your copy of "The Healing Muse" today!