The Lit League Poll for September’s Book Choice: Happening Now!
Hey! This is just a really quick post to let you know that The Lit League is voting on the next book for us...
Book Review: Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, by Roxane Gay
I recently read "Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body" by Roxane Gay for the Lit League Book club. I was the one who chose...
How to Help People with Disabilities in Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey has wrecked devastation throughout the Texas area. It has been downgraded from "hurricane" to a "tropical storm" but has stalled over Houston,...
32 Disability-Related Organizations Worth Bookmarking & Supporting
There are a lot of disability related organizations out there that do strong work. This list is by no means comprehensive, but it's a...
This is What My Patrons Are Getting This Month
I love my Patrons My patrons are contributing every month, from $1 on, towards this site, helping to fuel this ship. In addition to...
If I Had Known Then What I Know Now: A Letter to My Brother Dana
Trigger Warning: guns, violence, death. Grief. I am astonished at how aimless I remain, Dana. I’ve been waking up even earlier than my usual...
The Deaf Response to Charlottesville
The racists marching in Charlottesville and Trump's support of them has shaken America. This type of blatant racism, and top-down support has never been...
Can We Talk For A Minute About Change?
With the definition of “tolerate” being to “allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with)...
Back to School with Moxie and the Tea Collection: 40% Off Sale Styles & Sweepstakes
This post contains affiliate links which means YOU get stuff on sale (40-70% off, see the whole post below), and Tea Collection is going...
The Impact of Disability on Siblings : The Story of Dana and Meriah
People always assume that the impact of disability on siblings is negative. I’m sure my internalized ableism has led me down that road many…
Voices from the Disability Community: Marcus Sikora
Marcus Sikora Marcus Sikora is the first Voice interview via video! Like a lot of other things he does, he's breaking ground here. Please...
This Time, Last Year
In the early morning of August 5th 2016, I was preparing to drive from the Lost Coast with the kids to stay the night...
“The Lit League” Book Club, Starting with “Hunger: A Memoir”
hey, the book club is back!
Voices from the Disability Community: Mike Mort
I see Mike Mort's stuff floating around on Facebook and I swear, every time I do, I think damn! I have to remember to...
Messiah
When I was a kid, I thought it would be pretty cool to be a nun and live on some moss-drenched green hill in...
How Could Medicaid Matter to Us?! We Were Graduate Students from India!
We were graduate students from India, planning to return home after we finished our studies. We had no idea that Medicaid would mean anything to us
Action Items & Videos for Medicaid Mobilizing Now
It is not over yet.
“An Invocation for Beginnings”
An Invocation for Beginnings - When I am gone and buried, I'd like a screen put on my gravestone and have this...
The Pros and Cons of Having a Non-Visible Disability: A Conversation with Kari and Louisa
Louisa, an autistic woman, and Kari, a woman with cerebral palsy (or “Ceep” as she likes to refer to herself in community with other...
Beef, Beans and Grief
I got into a conversation with the woman sitting at the table next to us at Beef & Beans, a summer event of American...