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Featured SpAN Author: Jen Desmarais
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Featured SpAN Author: Jen Desmarais

Posted on April 30, 2020 by SpAN Editor • Leave a comment

A consummate student, Jen Desmarais has three degrees: a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Chemistry, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Ottawa. Following her passion for travel, she also completed her diploma in Tourism and Travel at Algonquin College. She works for Orleans Travel and … Continue reading →

Featured SpAN Author: Amy M. Young
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Featured SpAN Author: Amy M. Young

Posted on March 8, 2018 by SpAN Editor • Leave a comment

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
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Featured SpAN Author: Susan Franzblau

Posted on August 23, 2017 by SpAN Editor • Leave a comment

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
chronic pain / Spoonie Challenges / Working

I Don’t Have a Disability

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Jen • 3 Comments

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
Cerebral Palsy / Multiple Sclerosis / Spoonie Challenges / Writing journey

Learning to Write in a Different Way

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Jamieson Wolf • 1 Comment

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
Spoonie Challenges / Writing journey

Writing with a Chronic Illness

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Cait (like cat) Gordon • Leave a comment

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 →

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The Spoonie Authors Podcast, produced and directed by Dianna Gunn, is now available on the following platforms:

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We love words and manage spoons

We’re writers and authors who also manage disabilities, states of being, and/or chronic conditions. This network is to educate and encourage and to share experiences and our love of words. Please contact us if you’d like to be a guest contributor of the blog or a featured author on our podcast!!

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