Anna HolmesI’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 319Sep 319
Anna HolmesMeans 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 3024Aug 3024
Anna HolmesSticks and Stones and Broken Bones: Why What You Call Disabled People MattersCW: ableist terminology, one reclaimed homophobic slurAug 233Aug 233
Anna HolmesTo 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 1815Aug 1815
Anna HolmesDisabled 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 153May 153
Anna HolmesI 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 53May 53
Anna HolmesDisability Dos and Don’ts: An Etiquette PrimerOftentimes I find that abled people are uncomfortable and don’t know how to act around disabled folks. Or worse, they assume they know how…Feb 2217Feb 2217
Anna HolmesSome Finer Details I Wish People Knew About Living with a DisabilityI won’t call them small details, because they’re not, but they’re seldom noticed.Feb 821Feb 821
Anna HolmesFaking It: When Everyone’s an ExpertI am a perfect storm of diagnoses that people just don’t believe. I have fibromyalgia and ME/CFS due to long COVID. I am not your classical…Nov 30, 202314Nov 30, 202314
