Cartoonist Lynda Barry believes that everyone is an artist and has stories to tell. James Othmer describes life in that center of American creativity, the advertising agency. Pattie Boyd was the woman who inspired three of the most famous rock songs of all time. Geoffrey Colvin says great performance is within the grasp of anyone who’s willing to put in the right kind of practice.

Another Wall, Yet to Fall

Jim Sheeler wrote about Marine Casualty Notification Officer Major Steve Beck, the last person a Marine’s family wants to see at their door. John McCary reads an e-mail he sent his family in 2004 about the brutal nature of the insurgency. Kyle Haussmann-Stokes struggled alone with his PTSD, but eventually got help and made a film about his experience. Brigadier General Loree Sutton is the military’s top-ranking psychiatrist and Director of the Pentagon’s Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. Colby Buzzell is a blogger and writer who has been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and struggles with addiction.