by Katie | Oct 20, 2018 | Feminism, Journalism, Social Justice
:: I woke up this morning to the most bizarre news story. I mean, truly bizarre. The CNN headline read like this: “Lioness kills the father of her 3 cubs at Indianapolis Zoo.” It went on this way: After hearing a lot of noise in the lion pen, zoo personnel...
by Katie | Sep 26, 2018 | Sexual Assault
:: I really didn’t want to. But how can I not? How can I not? Someone has to write about rape. [CW: Rape, sexual assault, secondary trauma, etc.] There are so many people out there who can’t write about rape. But I can. I have. First, I wrote about being...
by Katie | Aug 8, 2018 | Disability, Journalism
:: Last week, some friends and I launched a magazine to give disability writers a place to publish their work that doesn’t quite fit normate expectations. We’ve called it DISABILITY ACTS, a play on words with the ADA. We’re using Medium as a hosting...
by Katie | Jul 9, 2018 | Feminism, Racial Justice, Social Justice, Sports, Tennis
:: Watching postpartum Serena Williams play at Wimbledon is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. She’s wearing a white babydoll dress. She’s a little thicker than usual. She’s also half-a-step slower than usual—most people probably...
by Katie | Jun 29, 2018 | Disability, Life is Long, Sports, Tennis
:: I’ve spent the last 13 days dizzy, cognitively impaired, and afraid. I’ve spent so many years of my adult life as a disability scholar and activist for disability rights—and frankly, as an activist for the understanding and humane treatment of people with...
by Katie | Jun 28, 2018 | Book Reviews
:: I have some book reviews for you all! I got heat stroke at a tennis tournament and have been sitting on my butt for two weeks, so I’ve been READING A LOT. Good for me, and GOOD FOR YOU. Let’s get this book review party started! (Click the images to view...
by Katie | Jun 22, 2018 | Creative Writing, Family, Poetry
:: Family history can mean a lot more than what you write on your medical forms. CW: Child Abuse, Animal Abuse I’ve been having a lot of medical tests recently to try to figure out some medical weirdness. Nothing too serious, just weirdness that keeps...
by Katie | Jun 8, 2018 | Disability
:: When a person dies by suicide, there is no choice. Suicide is the only alternative. CW: Suicide, Mental Illness When I heard about the suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, I felt what I always feel when I hear about the suicide of anyone: I feel like I’ve...
by Katie | May 22, 2018 | Creative Writing, Disability, Poetry
:: A bipolar diagnosis can create a new kind of loneliness. When I was in my early twenties, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. That’s when you’re diagnosed, if you’re lucky. BD manifests in most people then, but if you’re not lucky like I...
