A visit from The Healing Muse: 'The Prodigal Son's Father'
Deirdre Neilen, PhD (photo by Jim Howe)
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 selection is "The Prodigal Son's Father" by Eric v.d. Luft.
Deirdre Neilen, PhD: Eric v.d. Luft, poet, publisher and curator, takes a new look at our notion of the Prodigal Son and creates a stunning portrait of the inevitability of heartbreak in parenthood in his piece "The Prodigal Son's Father."