Category Archives: Nothing Without Us

Embracing the Changing Landscape

If having Multiple Sclerosis has taught me anything, it’s to try to embrace change, however much I dislike it. I had another MRI in April of this year, my first in a while. I finally had my MRI follow up … Continue reading

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The Descent – A Video Excerpt

Check this out! In this video, I’m reading from my short story The Descent which is in the anthology Nothing Without Us. Click play and enjoy! I had no idea that this video was even taken. What a lovely surprise! … Continue reading

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Looking for the Oracle

Before I was diagnosed with relapse and remitting Multiple Sclerosis, I thought I could cure myself. Someone had said that it was all about mind over matter. I could choose not to be sick. I could choose my destiny and … Continue reading

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The Descent and Smashing Tropes

How cool is this? My story, The Descent, which appears in Nothing Without Us, has been referenced in a scholarly blog about disability tropes written by Derek Newman-Stille. Nothing Without Us was special to me and I’m thrilled to have … Continue reading

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