Tag: words

Disability Pride and Why It Matters to Me

As readers of this blog know, I was born with spastic cerebral palsy and I was diagnosed with relapse and remitting multiple sclerosis in 2014. I’ve never known what it’s like not to be disabled. In school, I had a teacher’s aide named Ms.… Continue Reading “Disability Pride and Why It Matters to Me”

Glass Magpies – A Poem

I gather letters to myself like a magpie. They are shiny and sparkling and I need to hold light right now.   As I gather them up, the light draws me inward so that I can look at myself, and I can really see… Continue Reading “Glass Magpies – A Poem”

An Echo on My Palm – A Poem

“You make every situation worse.” I know that the words are not meant as they sound, that taking them literally could be my undoing. Yet, that is just what my brain does when the words make themselves heard, having hidden away in the soup… Continue Reading “An Echo on My Palm – A Poem”

In the Shadows of Trees – A Poem

I am more than my disability. Someone once referred to me as a walking stereotype: I am a disabled, queer abuse survivor. How I bristled at being described that way, like I was an afterthought, or that I could be described in one word.… Continue Reading “In the Shadows of Trees – A Poem”

Finding Balance – A Memoir

I’ve accidentally started a new memoir. Some things never change, not really. I recently made a decision for myself, and it was the best decision I could have made, but it left scars as these things do. That decision had everything to do with… Continue Reading “Finding Balance – A Memoir”