When the pain first came back, I ignored it. My parents had taught me that the best thing to do was power through. Mind over matter; will over pain. But that couldn't work forever.
Tag: The Disabled Witch
All episodes of my sporadic, meandering, ruminative creative-blog mashup adventure.
I take one step, then another, feeling the uneven field beneath my feet. One more step and the ball and I are perfectly in line. My left foot planted firmly into the ground, I bring my right foot back, toes pointed toward the earth. I don't have time to breathe.
This season of The Disabled Witch will be a quest to find an answer to that question. A cataloging of my own journey through the realms of disability, embodiment, and acceptance.
As a creature of structure and routine, even small changes to my normal schedule are stressful. Changes to my environment doubly so. They imbue tension in my nervous system and disrupt my ability to function. So why did my recent vacation go so well? I spent five days in Pennsylvania with my grandparents, the only … Continue reading Season 0, Episode 8: On Familiar Soil
True, infinitesimal immortality is nothing more than a pipe dream. An unattainable goal that keeps us reaching for the stars. It has already been proven that even gods die eventually, alone and forgotten on the sides of long-faded roads. Despite this, we continue to try and build deeper and deeper lies to convince us otherwise. … Continue reading Season 0, Episode 7: On Preservation and Memory
Dear person who broke into our storage unit, My main question is why? The motley of items you took can't be sold for more than $100, maybe $150 if you're lucky. Had you been planning this? Or was it an impulse decision? The broken latch on the door, upending of items, and lack of covering … Continue reading Season 0, Episode 5: A Letter to the Thief Who Stole My Tennis Racket
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