Cane and decidedly not able
Bah dum tish. I’ve been thinking about getting a cane for some time. I am the kind of person who …
Tag Archives: on being chronically ill
Physicality
I’ve taken to walking around this new neighbourhood. There’s nothing like moving down those streets yourself to memorise and integrate …
Here and gone
It occurred to me that the fact that I have a lot of trouble spelling aloud would be a suitably …
Exciting news!!!!!
I wanted to draw your attention to Don’t DIS My ABILITY. For those who don’t know, the Don’t DIS My …
On being absent
I have written posts about some of the social justice implications of my sort of absence! However, because I have …
Relocating while disabled
At present I’m trying to move homes, and is it ever a trying experience. There’s the disappointment on finding out …
Keeping up appearances
Related: On standing up, but not for myself. On Friday last, there was a period of six or so hours …
How are you?
I tend to tense up when I hear that question. What I frequently want to say is, ‘I am not …
Invisible Identities, Part 3: The Privileges and Pains of Passing
Previously: Invisible Identities, Part 1: Invisible to Whom? Invisible Identities, Part 2: The Default Human Note: I’m told that in …
On writing about disability
That’s what scares me the most about talking about disability. It’s being reduced to someone who is so broken that …
Two things I have lost, three things I have gained
I can’t rely on my body to produce all the energy I want anymore, to do what I want anymore. …
Invisible Identities, Part 2: The Default Human
So, I’ve talked about how the notion of the invisible identity is problematic, particularly through the framework of my personal …
Invisible Identities, Part 1: Invisible to Whom?
This is a single post that turned into four (although I’m not sure when you’ll see the third and fourth). …
Post-birthday elsewhere-ing
I’m pretty well exhausted just now. I was quite spoony around my birthday, but now I’m half asleep! I don’t …
Limits
You keep telling me to accept my limitations, so why don’t we talk about yours? Why can you only think …
