Narrative Matters, the personal essay section of Health Affairs, publishes firsthand stories that explore the personal, ethical, and moral issues of delivering or receiving health care—and that carry ...

It’s a source of no small irony to read George Orwell’s essays in the closing days of this election season -- although not for the reasons one might expect. Sure, there have been plenty of Orwellian ...

Cusk replied, ‘‘Well, I liked it for long enough.’’ But after a time, she said, she lost faith in the principles of narrative and story that underpin the traditional novel. Quite simply, she said, she ...