I want to hold up the pieces that don't fit and study them together - to say, THIS TOO. This is part of the story - of disability, of womanhood, of childhood sickness, of motherhood, of living in a body - too.
Rebekah Taussig is a Kansas City writer, educator, and parent. You can find her writing about the nuanced experience of disability on her Instagram, @sitting_pretty, or in her memoir in essays by the same name.
I'm Allison, a writer & creative writing instructor serving writers of memoir & creative nonfiction. Here you'll find thoughts on the writing life, craft essays & writing prompts/exercises that will help you find authority & authenticity in your writing.
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What's it *really* like to be disabled? How can you fight ableism? A newsletter aiming to demystify disability through personal stories and observations, from journalist and card-carrying disabled woman Lucy Webster