by Katie | Mar 19, 2019 | Disability, Essay, Life is Long
:: Today, I am painfully, horribly, depressed. I was also depressed yesterday, and the day before. And last week. And the week before. And last month. Likely the month before, and the month before that. I don’t recall much prior because the rest is covered in...
by Katie | Jan 12, 2019 | Creative Writing, Disability, Family
:: You can choose to write nothing about your kids, which is a fine choice, or you can write about your kids with utter kindness, respect, and gratitude. And even then, you must be careful. I have a deadline looming for my monthly column about motherhood, and I hit a...
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 | 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 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...
