"Picking up the narrative of its deeply introspective predecessor, Broken Stay plays like a logical sequel as Morris continues to chronicle the personal upheaval that began with the sudden death of his father and the great sea change that followed in its wake ... While still intermingled with stabs of life's ever-present sorrow, his door is also open to joy, whimsy, and whatever opportunities the wind might deliver, especially if it involves connecting with the natural world and its inhabitants, both animal and human".