Jen Desmarais is the creator of the sex education game Blush, and co-author of the upcoming Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers (Fall 2022), also to be published by Renaissance. Co-founder of JenEric Designs, she creates unique geeky crocheted items. Her blog, The Travelling TARDIS, was nominated for the Prix Aurora Awards for four years in a row … Continue reading
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Paddling, with a belt on
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
Featured SpAN Author: Amy M. Young
Amy M. Young—Rock Fiction Author, Graphic Artist, and Blogger Amy M. Young has her roots in Miramichi, NB, but now lives in Ottawa with her husband, an adorable daughter, and many fur babies. Her greatest impediment to writing is Oliver, her red Siamese cat, who reckons paying him attention is more important than typing. Amy’s … Continue reading
Featured SpAN Author: Susan Franzblau
Susan Franzblau is currently convalescing in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom with her lord and master (a mostly black cat named Raisin) while waiting for Western or Eastern medicine, luck, or chance to end an unrelenting severe migraine. In her copious amount of spare time, Susan reads, visits doctors, reads, goes to her acupuncturist, reads, watches TV, … Continue reading
I Don’t Have a Disability
I don’t have a disability. If I sleep on my stomach (with two pillows) or on my back, I need help rolling onto my side because I’m in too much pain. I don’t have a disability? If I stand for longer than 15 minutes, I feel dizzy and my back starts to hurt. If I … Continue reading
Learning to Write in a Different Way
I have always written. Words are like breathing to me. They are my way of living life, of connecting with others, of engaging with myself. They are the way I’m able to achieve my dreams, albeit on paper. I was born with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. This causes some sort of pain twenty-four hours a day, … Continue reading
Writing with a Chronic Illness
Originally posted on caitgordon.com on Sep 29, 2016 If you follow me on social media, you’ll see me use hashtag #spoonie, #spoonielife, and #fibromyalgia quite a bit. I do it to educate non-disabled peeps and to connect with my fellow spoonies. I never do it to draw attention to myself or to invite anyone to feel sorry … Continue reading