I was not over-impressed with most of the essays I found in the 2011 edition of The Best American Essays, edited by Edwidge Danticat. But one did stand out:
Katy Butler's What Broke My Father's Heart
I highly suggest all of you read it. It will make you very unhappy, probably, about the business of American medicine (and that's exactly what it is--a business--only not a customer service business), but it should be read.
While looking at this article, I found this one:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/24/wendell-berry-american-hero/?src=me&ref=general
Posted by: Sarah | 25 April 2012 at 12:41 PM