Evan Roskos books

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

DR. DORA ASKS ME how I’ve been. I say there’s no easy way to answer that. “Anxious?” “Yes.” “Depressed?” “Oh, yes.” She asks me to tell her how I felt this weekend, but when I begin to tell her why I got depressed, she stops me. “No, James. You have to listen carefully—I want to know how it felt....