An explanation to my past selfContent Note: Abuse, including CSA, slurs; let’s pretend this is fictionFeb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
I’m publishing a novel, here’s the blurbWriting a blurb / description for a novel was surprisingly difficult. The book is a little more than 80,000 words, and 150 words are…Sep 9, 20201Sep 9, 20201
Subtext in that Starbucks letterI don’t doubt the internal sincerity of Kevin Johnson, the CEO of Starbucks, but the recently released letter…Apr 19, 2018Apr 19, 2018
Published inLit UpThe Last OrphanBetween them, my mother’s parents have three surly cats, two canes, one good eye, and no living daughters. Plus me, now.Mar 6, 2018Mar 6, 2018
Published inDisability ActsWhen Coping Keeps You from RecoveringI can outrun the seizures. To a point.Dec 18, 20171Dec 18, 20171
Tell me a story“Tell me of heroes,” she sings again. Once upon a time, a mother told a story, a father held a child, a girl did her homework. “No!” She…Nov 19, 2017Nov 19, 2017
How You Loved Your Epileptic ChildThe first time I heard someone say seizure was when the sheriff came to make us leave, but didn’t care that you took the padlock from its…Oct 18, 2017Oct 18, 2017
My Seizures will (Probably) Not Kill You: Coming Out as DisabledConflicted. I feel conflicted. I don’t like talking about the fact that I have seizures. People don’t want to be bothered. If I were in a…Oct 10, 2017Oct 10, 2017
Playing HouseWhen I was ten we played at not being trash. We went to the public pool and paid in quarters instead of sticky nickels. We rode new bikes…Oct 9, 2017Oct 9, 2017