Editor’s note: This is Emily’s first post with us. Please consider giving her a warm welcome as a SpAN contributor! I didn’t feel I had the space to acknowledge my learning disability until my name was safely on my BA degree and hung on the wall for graduating top of my undergrad class. By the … Continue reading
Are you a Spoonie? Do you write? Then the Spoonie Authors Podcast wants YOU! The Spoonie Authors Podcast is dedicated to promoting disabled authors and educating the public about disability issues inside and outside of publishing. Each episode will feature an interview with a different author. If you are an author who is disabled, Deaf, … Continue reading
In 2018, I had the most productive writing year of my life. In February, I released a co-authored romance novella, Saving the Date, with Angela S. Stone. In June, I released my first collection of short fiction, Of Echoes Born (half of the twelve tales were new, including a novelette). And then, finally, in December, … Continue reading
I love the Spoonie Authors Network. It’s been a blessing since its inception and continues to inspire (in a healthy way) wonderful things. The SpAN allowed me to gather up people who experience disability and chronic conditions in various ways. Sometimes it allowed the creatives to come to terms with the fact that they are … Continue reading
My name is Ariane. I always loved writing in elementary and high school. The other students groaned whenever a writing project was introduced, but I always liked them. I also loved music when growing up. When I was ten, just starting fifth grade, I was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. It was called papillary … Continue reading
I use a mobility device. I’m on the autism spectrum. I manage mental illness, chronic pain, and chronic fatigue. I’m the creator of the Spoonies Authors Network and co-editor of the Nothing Without Us anthology. A huge part of my existence is now about promoting the works and voices of disabled/Deaf/neurodiverse folks and those who … Continue reading
I have scars. Some are small, dots of white, thickened skin from IVs and needles. Some are grand and dramatic, hinting of glorious, terrifying wounds. I’ve written here and here about where they came from, so I won’t rehash it again. I always think of that day in May, shortly after my 37th birthday, as … Continue reading
I’m sure many of you will read that title and think: One too many cupcakes, Cait? Is all that sugar affecting your perception? Nope. It’s true. My first entry into feeling in community with a disabled person was when I bonded with Noola Quirk from Life in the ’Cosm. Okay, yeah, I know it seems … Continue reading
It’s just aches and pains; I’m not a real spoonie. That’s what my brain tells me and has been telling me for the past five years. I was first diagnosed at 30 years old with mild Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in the joints of my big toes. At the time, it felt like I had dislocated … Continue reading
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