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(I also snuck in a kiss on his cheek and he pretended not to notice.)

I challenge the entire world to come up with anything more delicious than a 9-year-old who is pretending to sleep so that you will carry him up to his room. I did this to my dad once. I felt guilty about it for years, that I was so ‘lazy’ that I pretended to sleep. NowContinue reading “(I also snuck in a kiss on his cheek and he pretended not to notice.)”

Luckiest girl in the world

I posted this on Facebook a few days ago, and it appears to be true: I do not have MS! Folks posted a bunch of questions so I’m writing a longer blog entry to explain some stuff. Executive Summary I definitely don’t have MS! I have no idea what’s wrong with me, though! I amContinue reading “Luckiest girl in the world”

Power

At my polling place this evening, I saw a mother voting with a very young daughter in her lap. “Can you say ‘vote?’” She asked the baby. “Can you say ‘voice?’” Her 18-month-old daughter, clearly not in favor of a peaceful democracy, kept vigorously trying to grab her mother’s pen, thereby preventing her from exercisingContinue reading “Power”

Oíche Shamhna

Thinking of all of my dead tonight, but especially and always my dad and my Granddad Copley, who just died this year. The Irish believe that this night of all nights our honored dead can walk, sit, eat among us. May your meetings be peaceful. (And don’t forget to put a bent pin in yourContinue reading “Oíche Shamhna”

Dear Angry White Male in the stupid red car on Franklin this morning, See, the reason the guy in front of you had stopped instead of turning right at the light was that three different women with strollers FILLED WITH BABIES were crossing. It is, as it turns out, illegal to mow down pedestrians inContinue reading

PBS documentary on life on the spectrum

PLEASE let this be good or at least decent! A new documentary set to premiere on PBS takes a look at life with autism from the perspective of those with the developmental disorder. The film, “Neurotypical,” looks at individuals with autism at different stages of life. It focuses on Violet, 4, who is struggling toContinue reading “PBS documentary on life on the spectrum”

Love

Biking home in the gloaming, I stopped at Lake Street and 13th Avenue. A prostitute worked the corner across the road and her pimp lounged on a bench next to me, his baseball cap pulled down over his face. An extremely inebriated man who was weaving vaguely across 13th Avenue saw me coasting to aContinue reading “Love”

My review of _Among Others_ for Disability in Kidlit:

It’s live! Check out this blog if you haven’t been reading it. Interesting reviews, interesting questions being tackled. My review of Among Others from a disability point of view is here.

Goblins and Elephants and Not Talking Down to Your Audience

Hey everybody! Please read this wonderful back-and-forth interview with my darlings and writing group mates David J. Schwartz: short story writer and author of the serial Gooseberry Bluff Community College of Magic (available at only $2.00 for only a few more days before it goes up) and the Nebula-award nominated novel Superpowers; and Will Alexander:Continue reading “Goblins and Elephants and Not Talking Down to Your Audience”

Stephanie Burgis is awesome!

Stephanie Burgis, YA author extraordinaire, writes about being a writer and a mom with ME/CFS: https://disabilityinkidlit.wordpress.com/2013/07/14/stephanie-burgis-living-with-and-talking-about-m-e-cfs/ I respect people who do not write about their health in public, but I am so glad when people DO.