On Community: How We Survive, and I Do Mean WeI have been in disability justice for a long time. Since the first term of this shitshow, in fact. I have done a lot of sugarcoating truths…1d ago1d ago
Access: A Tale of Two JobsI have had lots of jobs in my adult life, but for our purposes, I’m going to talk about two of them. One in generalities, the other very…Jan 10Jan 10
Adaptation: How I Relearned to Write in the Thick of Chronic IllnessOver on Bluesky, a fair few people have asked how to start writing again after a bout of illness, tussle with a new disability, or a marked…Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024
To My Kin After the Election: What Have You Done?I am in my living room two days after the election. Everything hurts. As you know, I have both a broken spine and chronic pain due to long…Nov 9, 20241Nov 9, 20241
I’m a Writer Who Can’t Read. Here’s What You Should Know.“A good writer is a reader first.” It’s a cliche for a reason. Reading widely is just about the best way to learn about the world at large…Sep 3, 202418Sep 3, 202418
Means Tested: The Reality of Disability and the Myth of BootstrapsEvery time I talk about disability benefits in the United States, someone hurries out of the woodwork to insist that it’s actually good to…Aug 30, 202424Aug 30, 202424
Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones: Why What You Call Disabled People MattersCW: ableist terminology, one reclaimed homophobic slurAug 23, 20242Aug 23, 20242
To My Unmasked Friend in the Fifth Year of COVIDI’m going to be honest with you, because I love you, and you deserve nothing but honesty. I’m going to try really hard not to be angry…Aug 18, 202420Aug 18, 202420
Disabled Rage: Disability Justice and the Politeness ParadoxYou know the scene in the Barbie Movie where America Ferrera goes on a monologue about the oxymoronic expectations of women? (If you don’t…May 15, 20243May 15, 20243
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows: Isolation in the “Post-COVID” EraThe Lady of Shalott is a lyric poem written in 1832 by Alfred Lord Tennyson. It’s a beautiful work; go on and give it a read if you’re not…May 5, 20243May 5, 20243
