Tag Archives: disabled/differently abled

Where There is No Pain…

I am staring up at the sky, and I can see the clouds rolling by. I am going the other way. We are giving a nod to one another as we go our way. The sounds above me are all … Continue reading

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Me, Elsewhere — Some Shameless Self Promotion

It’s been a while since I have updated Readerland on where I have been and why it has been abnormally quiet on random babble… lately. In no particular order: Racialicious — Wopajo FWD/Forward — For Cereal, Time? For Cereal, Stars … Continue reading

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Those Who Yell the Loudest…

A while back I was having a talk w/ The Guy. See, there were some related things that coincided with this little thing that happened where this celebrity you might have heard of, Amanda Palmer, together with her partner created … Continue reading

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Trust Me

see more Lolcats and funny pictures A couple of weeks ago I asked my PCM for a referral to OB/GYN to replace the IUD that I had to surrender over the summer. She and The Guy and I have been … Continue reading

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That Stuff on Your Shoe…

So this thing happened…or is happening…I am not sure. I have this fabulous co-contributor at FWD/Forward. Our musical tastes kind of overlap in some circles. I am not the fountain of trivial knowledge I used to be, so I don’t … Continue reading

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The Space Between…

The policing of other women’s bodies is never OK from a feminist standpoint. I can’t stress that point enough. It doesn’t serve any productive purpose in feminist discourse. It is mostly an understood concept among people outside of the mainstream … Continue reading

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Some blogwhoring…

see more Lol Celebs I haven’t done one of these in a while … there has been a lot going on.  Apologies if I have missed something awesome that you did, and please share it in comments. Cara at the … Continue reading

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Disability Blog Carnival #59 is up at Composite

Please do go check it out, and show the contributors and co-ordinator(s) some love! Also, I will let you in on a little secret (and by secret, I mean something you should run out and tell everyone you know right … Continue reading

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My New Series

I have a series going at FWD/Forward on navigating invisible disability claims in the military and the VA, and some other inside perspectives on TRICARE and military/Veteran’s health care. Shifting the Responsibility for Disability in Uniform: Hir PCM might evaluate … Continue reading

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The Chat

So, I think some of you might have heard about that Open Letter? Some stuff was said, some things were arranged, and long story short (too late) a chat was arranged w/ representatives from Feministing so that we could discuss … Continue reading

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