MUST READ: "The boy in the Moon" by Ian Brown
Ian Brown is a Canadian journalist who has won about every award there is to win in Canada. He is on staff at The Globe and Mail in Toronto where he lives.
Earlier in the year Ian wrote a long series, "The boy in the moon," about his severely disabled son Walker.
It is a moving feature and from a writer's point of view, he has pushed himself to go to uncomfortable places and reach for an honesty that is to be commended and which makes this article memorable.
The Globe and Mail is to be commended not only for publishing it, but also for the excellent photos and video they have created to go along with the piece, which were nominated for a Webby Award.
He is currently expanding it into a book.
Earlier in the year Ian wrote a long series, "The boy in the moon," about his severely disabled son Walker.
It is a moving feature and from a writer's point of view, he has pushed himself to go to uncomfortable places and reach for an honesty that is to be commended and which makes this article memorable.
The Globe and Mail is to be commended not only for publishing it, but also for the excellent photos and video they have created to go along with the piece, which were nominated for a Webby Award.
He is currently expanding it into a book.
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