Depression is an awful affliction. For those who suffer from it, or even those who are just ultra-sensitive, the world is a place filled with stumbling blocks.
But for Ian McFarlane, lifelong depression has allowed him to create beautiful things on the page. His novels, poems and essays have constant themes of the natural world, interwoven with his own moods. The black dog may be constantly lurking, but there are still days "brushed with shining gold" to admire.
