by Katie | Aug 21, 2020 | Disability, Essay, Sports
:: Depression, too, can be a symptom of a concussion, but I don’t think that’s what this is, this wily creature slipping in through the cracks that have opened in me, cracks created by loneliness and boredom, by pain and inertia. *** Right now, in this...
by Katie | Mar 25, 2020 | Disability, Essay, Sports
:: This is an essay about grief, and anxiety disorder, and how we react when the whirl of events overwhelms us. I did not say “how well we react,” because this essay is not about judgment. 🐎🐎🐎 Covid-19 has us all on edge. And we all...
by Katie | Jul 9, 2018 | Lady Issues, 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, Parenting, 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 | Apr 26, 2018 | Essay, Sports, Tennis
:: Welcome to the glory and heartache of tennis. Today I’m going to introduce a new writing topic on my blog, a topic dear to my soul: tennis. I have a family. I do my work. And I play tennis. Those are my three loves.[1] Indeed, the fact that I haven’t...
by Katie | Apr 8, 2018 | Essay, Life is Long, Sports, Travel, Writing and Publishing
:: Every bluefisherman dreams of the bluefish blitz. It is our holy grail. Note: This is an original essay that I’m publishing for the first time here on my blog. This essay is dedicated to my father. My father is smart to bring a sleeping bag for me. He is...