Of Battered Aspect

I saw them at the mall. So did everyone else. He was tall and strong. His tight tee shirt emphasized his lean, strong, torso. He obvious...

I sat waiting, for a long time, outside the accessible toilet. The green light had indicated that it was in use and I had tested the door to...

I'm back. When I fell ill we had several trips booked, airplane tickets bought, hotel rooms sorted. We have never been so organized. I...

I had just gotten myself positioned at the cable machine to do punches, straight ahead, upwards, downwards. I'd increased the weights an...

"So, I heard you'd been really sick," she said, standing at my door. My door at work is almost always open. I like to be acc...

Yep. Had all sorts of plans for today. Got up and didn't want to do them. Wanted to watch T.V. Wanted to surf the web. Wanted ...

He was sitting, at a table in a busy food court, looking very, very, alone. He kept an eye on his mom who was in the line up to pick up some...

I am, when advocating for things like the right to pee, almost always told that prejudice, specifically ableism and disphobia, do not exist....

An accessible toilet has been made inaccessible. The door used to swing both ways, which is more important than you can imagine when you n...

Easter. For awhile there, especially after first admitted to the hospital, I wondered if I'd be here right now. I wondered, further, i...

I've said it myself, many times. So please don't take offense when I enter this into discussion. I used to imagine, when I first bec...

You know this story. But I need to tell it again anyways. You see I realized something. We parked at the grocery store and I got out. ...

Yesterday morning, I awoke, could feel Joe stirring beside me, so I wished him a good morning. We both paused. My voice was back. I'm al...

We've been at the mall a little more these days. It's one of the few places where I can get some exercise without pushing myself to ...

I need so much more from people right now. One of those things is something I've written about a lot. I need to be let alone, to be ...

The oddest conversation. I am sitting in my office at work and a fellow with an intellectual disability pops in and says that he'd hea...

If on the odd chance you have the opportunity to walk by the bedroom of a couple that's been together for over 40 years and you hear gul...

Something quite wonderful happened yesterday. To understand why it was so wonderful, you'll need some context. So here goes ... Becaus...

Spotless. Uncluttered. Organized. I came through the door and almost didn't recognize the place. Joe had been busy cleaning and ti...

So. It's been a rough ride. I apologize for simply disappearing from this blog. I've heard from some of you, thank you for you...