My First Lesson in Dignity
  • May 20
  • 2 min
Wisdom

My First Lesson in Dignity

It was literally like a fairy tale. I waited in a shadowy backstage corner, watching tiny Little Bo-Peeps, Blind Mice and Cats with...
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An Open Letter to My Teacher
  • Mar 22
  • 5 min

An Open Letter to My Teacher

I believe teachers, for better or worse, can be equally influential to children as their parents. They’ve even been known to mitigate the...
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You Rock and I Roll: A Wheelchair User’s Rock Show Experience
  • Feb 8
  • 2 min

You Rock and I Roll: A Wheelchair User’s Rock Show Experience

This is a rock show. The band is wildly popular. The venue is legendary, and I am a wheelchair user with a floor ticket. This was the...
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You Know You’re Disenfranchised When Your History Isn’t Even an Elective
  • Oct 18, 2021
  • 4 min
Disability

You Know You’re Disenfranchised When Your History Isn’t Even an Elective

American history is the story of African Americans, Native Americans, women, immigrants, the LGBTQ and all marginalized people. What...
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You say bossiness. I say mentorship.
  • Aug 23, 2021
  • 5 min
Wisdom

You say bossiness. I say mentorship.

The year was 20-ought something. I would tell you it was the fault of my red, 1991 Chevy Beretta. That car kept me in trouble! The Texas...
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Empower Your Daughters: 7 Things I Wish I Hadn’t Had To Learn The Hard Way
  • May 16, 2021
  • 5 min
Wisdom

Empower Your Daughters: 7 Things I Wish I Hadn’t Had To Learn The Hard Way

I’ve reached an age I thought my mother was, so I decided it’s time to take inventory of the wisdom I’ve racked up. The result was this...
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A Dream Within A Dream
  • Feb 7, 2021
  • 4 min

A Dream Within A Dream

The inherent risk in tackling this topic is that you think I’m crazy, but I hope you think I’m brave. Anything less than bravery could...
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(At Least) 6 Steps to Evaluating Information.
  • Aug 7, 2016
  • 2 min
Wisdom

(At Least) 6 Steps to Evaluating Information.

I interrupt my originally-intended blog post to bring you this emergency post about how to evaluate the information you are constantly...
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If I have any readers, they probably think I died.
  • Jul 31, 2016
  • 2 min
Writing

If I have any readers, they probably think I died.

Writers’ block, y’all. WRITERS’. BLOCK. For the past few months, I've been in a season of writer's block so paralyzing it's made me...
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Proof that Ableism is Pervasive in Society
  • Apr 24, 2016
  • 1 min
Social Justice

Proof that Ableism is Pervasive in Society

Ramps! Ramps are the proof. Recently, someone questioned my use of the word "ableism" to describe society's tendency to favor typical...
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How to Fall Through the Cracks in 10 Easy Steps!
  • Jan 28, 2016
  • 4 min
Social Justice

How to Fall Through the Cracks in 10 Easy Steps!

I officially fell through the cracks today. * After much consideration, I ultimately decided to forgo telling you every single detail of...
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The Many Colors of You.
  • Nov 13, 2015
  • 2 min
Wisdom

The Many Colors of You.

Humans are complicated and life is messy. One of the many things we do to keep that theme running is miscommunicate, but before you can...
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Acceptance & Independence
  • Nov 11, 2015
  • 2 min
Friends

Acceptance & Independence

* I'm not sure of the exact date, but I remember the moment. The following post is a throwback, written within my first couple years of...
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How To Be Self Rescuing
  • Oct 28, 2015
  • 1 min
Observations

How To Be Self Rescuing

Step 1: Realize the cavalry isn't coming. ​​This may seem obvious, but first you have to realize no one else is going to rescue you....
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Stuff & Things
  • Jul 19, 2015
  • 2 min
Observations

Stuff & Things

I have more to say today than I can possibly get out. There’s so much in my head the thought of trying to convey it to you all seems...
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The Importance of Knowing What You Don't Want
  • Jul 8, 2015
  • 3 min
Wisdom

The Importance of Knowing What You Don't Want

Everything good in my life is a result of infinite grace and the kind of wisdom you can only get from screwing stuff up the first time or...
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