I haz a ramp!
I have a ramp! And it’s better than a platform lift because I can still use it when the power goes out.
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My MS resume
If you’re here because of my recent interview for theMSGuide.com, hello and welcome. I’m a novelist—this website and blog is mostly about my life and work; MS is often peripheral to my interests. If you’d rather just focus on MS then here’s a short resume of me, my interests in and thoughts on MS and disability.
Read moreThings disabled people do
For Disability Pride Month a post about what disabled do—or, rather, about one crip’s fabulous life. Flaunt it, baby!
Read moreFuck off into the sun: I’m done with being excluded
Disabled people are the demographic most abused at home; the most murdered by caregivers; the most badly paid; the most discriminated against by employers; the most laughed at in public; the poorest; the most refused transport on buses, trains, and planes; and the most killed by law enforcement. We are 25% of the fucking population and I am DONE with being excluded from the DEI conversation.
Read moreWordgathering interview
A new interview with me is up at Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature. Lots of stuff about So Lucky and disability, of course, but also much about my work in general.
Read moreKitten report #10: The evolving disability consciousness of Charlie and George [photo, video]
In just a few months, Charlie and George have taken giant steps in disability consciousness. Their evolution has progressed in leaps and bounds (often while hanging upside down from the curtains or falling in the bath).
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Podcast interview: writing characters with physical disabilities [audio]
In which I talk for 15 minutes about how to write characters with physical disabilities.
Read moreWhat is this? Where can I get one?
This looks extremely useful for a wheelchair user. I want one.
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New Interview up at Disability Arts Online
In Disability Arts Online I discuss So Lucky and all things #CripLit.
Read moreI am not anyone’s metaphor
A new interview with me about So Lucky now up at A&U magazine.
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#CripLit: Fabulous New YA and MG Fiction, Sunday 12/09, 1pm Pacific
Image description: Rectangular graphic with a white background and black text that reads “#CripLit TwitterChat New YA and MG Fiction, December 9, 2018,…
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Book Bingo 2018 and ableism
Seattle Arts & Lectures, in concert with the Seattle Public Library, has once again put together a book-related bingo card. In terms of disability, it’s problematic.
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New car: an accessible minivan
We have a new vehicle, a Honda Odyssey Elite customised for my wheelchair, and for me to drive with hand controls.
Read more#CripLit chat Sat 5/19: New Fiction by Disabled Writers
Join us Saturday May 19, 7 pm Eastern/4 pm Pacific for a special Twitter chat with Nicola Griffith and Anne Finger who will be talking about their new novels So Lucky and A Woman, In Bed, both published the same day (Tues 5/15)! Come ask questions or just listen in!
Read moreHow ableism affects a book review
It’s been my policy to never comment for the record on book reviews except to correct errors of fact. I’m making an exception for So Lucky‘s first review because it epitomises the bias faced by fiction about disabled characters written by disabled authors.
Read moreFlying internationally with a wheelchair
My first time travelling across the Atlantic with my own wheelchair.
Read moreThe Fries Test for disabled characters in fiction
The Fries Test for fiction: Does a work have more than one disabled character. Do those character have their own narrative purpose? Are they not killed or cured?
Read moreNew novel, So Lucky, out 15 May 2018
Holy shit! I have a book coming out in seven months! My new novel So Lucky will be published on May 15, 2018, by Farrar, Straus and Giroux .
Read moreDisability visibility in the queer community
In a Curve magazine article, I talk about disabled visibility in the queer community.
Read moreTravelling with a wheelchair
I travelled for the first time, by ferry and by plane, with my manual electric-assist wheelchair.
Read moreWorkshop waitlist
The one-day workshop I’m teaching for Clarion West on Sunday, 8 October, is full, but it’s still possible to add a couple of names to the waiting list. And wait-listees often get in.
Read moreShut out: measuring disability and segregation in US cities
WalletHub ranks the 150 best and worst cities for disabled people. Here’s how Seattle fares.
Read more8/6 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing Disability
You are invited to the ninth #CripLit Twitter chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project®. We want to talk about the experience of writing about and from being disabled. Please join us on 6 August, 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern
Read moreAn open letter to all writing programmes, workshops, and retreats
After I have fulfilled my immediate contractual obligations, I will no longer support in any way any writing-related programme or organisation that does not have a public commitment to and specific timetable for becoming accessible.
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A piece of my heart
Each of us knows we are not our friends’ and families’ number one priority. Most of us, though, don’t have to face the evidence of a loved one’s blatant disregard for our comfort, safety, and well-being every time we approach their home. As person who uses a wheelchair, I do.
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