Dancing on my own, by Alex Morris

<p>Just out of school, writer Alex Morris gets a job performing and teaching improv comedy in London, playing absurd characters night after night. But his knack for hiding his true self starts long before he ever steps onstage. Alex is hiding a secret — one that only his family and a few close friends know: he’s slowly losing his sight. He shares a story about his struggles living with a degenerative eye disease and the lengths to which he would go to pretend he didn’t need help.</p><p>Listen to Tony Tjan’s episode of Meditative Story, "Learning resilience from earth's edge": <a href="http://listen.meditativestory.com/TonyTjan_WWs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://listen.meditativestory.com/TonyTjan_WWs</a></p><p>Follow Alex on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexinwriting/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/alexinwriting/</a></p><p>Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story at&nbsp;<a href="https://meditativestory.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://meditativestory.com/</a></p><p>Sign up for the Meditative Story newsletter:&nbsp;<a href="http://eepurl.com/gyDGgD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/gyDGgD</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>