Image description: a group of chairs set up lecture style I go into a lot of rooms that have been set up for a lot of people. I also go into a lot of rooms which are set up for small meetings where only a few are expected. All these places and spaces are […]
Image Description: A side image of a head with showing the brain which is full of thoughts like, ‘I’m stuck’ ‘In the way’ and ‘back up slowly.’ Yesterday I wrote about trying to get into the clinic where I go to get my blood drawn. I described a needless barrier and how people watched […]
Image description: Two heavy looking stands with cordon strung between them I went down to the clinic to have my blood drawn as per a request from my doctor, routine stuff. I was tense all the way down because I knew that it would be a difficult process. I’m not, shall we say, a […]
Image description: the number 21 drawn so the 2 is in red with orange polka dots and the one is blue with pink polka dots. He was the only man there. I saw him come in, look nervously around, and then take a seat, in the far corner, by himself. Others came in, all […]
First, let me make something clear. I don’t care how you see me. My self esteem isn’t wrapped up in you or your perceptions of me, my sense of worth isn’t measured on any scale held in your hands. Before discussing this video, which asks the question, “How do you see me?” I want […]
Image description: A group of three strawberries nestled together with their leaves Bleary eyed and sweaty I stumble from the bed. It’s dark, so dark that even the familiar pathways in my apartment seem treacherous. In the dimmest light possible. I test. I’m low. Too low. That explains the feeling of weakness in my […]
Image description: A man in a power wheelchair faces two closed doors. My mind has an odd habit. One of many I imagine. For a mind that is quick to notice the best in others, that is quick to acknowledge when my own work feels right, that is quick to see new horizons, […]
Image description: Man stepping out of car onto a striped carpet (May I ask, before I begin, not to be given advice about my feet, my use of socks, types of shoes or any other helpful hints. I implore you to let me simply assure you that the solution we have found, works.) There is […]
Image description: A drawing of a finger pointing to the letter ‘C’ on an alphabet communication board. She watched as the driver went through the procedure to strap my chair down on the bus. She had greeted me with a big smile in answer to my ‘Hello’ when I got on the bus. She […]
Image description: A package on a rolling platform on an elevator with the words ‘NOT ME’ under the drawing I may be fat. But I’m not freight. I was at an event the other day where the elevator, which went right to the front door of the room the event was being held in, […]
