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Dasha Kiper

Dasha Kiper has an MA in clinical psychology from Columbia University. She has worked with dementia patients and caregivers, and currently leads caregiving groups for the New York City chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. She is writing a book on the philosophical issues associated with cognitive decline.

Hope Is the Enemy

Hope Is the Enemy

Caring for a patient suffering from dementia means coming to terms with the frustrating paradoxes of memory and language

by Dasha Kiper | Monday, September 07, 2015

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Finding Your Voice

by Larry Woiwode

The novelist and short-story writer Larry Woiwode, whose 1975 book Beyond the Bedroom Wall was one of the most acclaimed works of fiction of the era, died recently in North Dakota. He lived in the state for nearly 45 years, writing and working on his organic farm. He also served, for many years, as the poet laureate of North Dakota. In our Summer 2019 issue, Woiwode remembered his development as a writer—and how he ultimately came to find his voice.

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