Reclaiming Lazy

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Cait (like cat) Gordon • 4 Comments

Among those of us who are neurodivergent (ND) and/or who manage mental illness, the word lazy has been stamped on our foreheads, like a much unwanted label, by people who just don’t understand our experience. Many of my friends who have ADHD, for example, have had their executive dysfunction completely gaslit by family members, teachers, … Continue reading →

neurodiversity / Post-concussion syndrome / Spoonie Challenges / Working / Writing journey

Learning the Hard Way

Posted on January 20, 2022 by nl.lavigne • Leave a comment

Sometimes you gotta learn things the hard way. Typically that refers to making the mistakes people tried to warn you about. In this case, learning the hard way meant having a concussion (two, actually) axed the coping skills that used to work for me and to finally learn some useful things about myself: 1) I was … Continue reading →

Activism and Advocacy / Connecting / Getting support / Spoonie Challenges

Welcome to Disability (a House with Infinite Rooms)

Posted on January 13, 2022 by H. E. Casson • 2 Comments

Hi there. You’re new here. You and maybe one hundred forty-one million, five hundred thousand others. That’s a guess. An imperfect one, because the data is young and ever-changing and because lots of folks lived in this house before a brand-new Goldilocks broke in and started judging our food and lodgings. Too metaphorical? Probably. Let … Continue reading →

neurodiversity / Parenting / Spoonie Challenges / Writing journey

The Three H’s: Hormones, Hyperfixation, and Homeschooling

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Jen • Leave a comment

2021 has been unusual for me, to put it mildly. My husband Éric and I had made a plan at the end of 2020 to write a book together, starting on the first of the new year. You probably don’t know me very well, but I’ll give you a hint; I’ve never written a book … Continue reading →

Writing journey / Spoonie Challenges / ankylosing spondylitis

Paddling, with a belt on

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Michelle Butler Hallett • Leave a comment

Hey, nice to meet you. I’m Michelle. I’m a novelist, a radio professional, and a disabled person. I have ankylosing spondylitis, an immune-mediated auto-inflammatory disease that’s trying to destroy my hips, seize my rib cage, and turn my spine into one lone bone — oh, and chew on the rest of my joints for snacks. … Continue reading →

Cerebral Palsy / Living fully / Multiple Sclerosis / Spoonie Challenges

Outrunning the Invisible

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Jamieson Wolf • 1 Comment

During 2020, I wrote one novel at 101,350 words, another at 63,026 words, and a novella at 13,000 words — and I still felt like I could have done more. Last weekend, I finished a nonfiction piece that had taken me over a week to write and painted a 36″ x 18″ canvas, yet I … Continue reading →

mental health / Spoonie Challenges / Writing journey

Writing Through the Depressive Lens

Posted on November 19, 2020 by H. E. Casson • 6 Comments

There was recently a themed writing call from one of my dream journals. It asked for works that feature or explore joy. Writing to a theme is one of my strengths, but I was flummoxed. The only take I have on joy is that I don’t have a take on joy. I see the world, … Continue reading →