Something On Our Minds Volume 2 has just been released. It is a benefit anthology of fiction and essays and poetry written by and put together by people with MS. The book is a 100% benefit endeavor for the NMSS. Maybe for Volume 3 a portion of the monies can go to the Myelin Repair Foundation. I’ll have to wrangle with the other editors about that.
So, Volume 2 included contributions from Spain, Canada, and New Zealand. Not inclusive enough but far better than the RWB only Volume 1. Yes I want the book to sell (yeah – I’m one of the editors) but I want too to reach out to writers and would-be writers globally and solicit their participation going forward. Write with us please.
The MS community is ridiculously small relative to global populace. We need voices. And we need voices that are arguing more for cures rather than railing against the outlandish costs of minimally effective DMTs. We need voices that swim in the tragic humor of MS. And we need more voices producing…yops.
The website we have in the works is not up and running yet. I will be more than happy to keep any interested parties up to speed with respect to that.
Thank you for your time and if I hijacked the forum then I do apologize.
was the first one a blue cover? sorry to be so vague but i got something like this a few years ago-written by folk with ms and had a quick look but cant see it but i will look again…
rocks and blue sky on cover. its called ms talent…
maybe its something completely diffrent from what u r talking about-if it is then my apologies tho thank you for reminding me of this book i have…and its bumped up ur post…
Vol1 was green and orange. Volume is blue and white. I have not heard of MS Talent - I will have to track that down. I didn’t get diagnosed until 4.4.12…so I am new to the game as it were.
Abbreviations: NMSS = National Multiple Sclerosis Society. RWB = red white blue…Vol1 only had contributors from the states. DMTs = disease modifying treatments or therapies. ‘yops’ isn’t an abbreviation…it is from Horton Hears a Who.
So a review of Volume 1 was posted recently over at MS World for anyone interested. There is also information there for how to participate in the project going forward.