Maybe this sounds like it should be common sense. People should just know, you say. But what if people weren’t raised well? Like me. What if they’re kind of feral and can be thoughtless and ill-mannered socially? Also me. Or what if someone is only beginning to examine their own ableism and would like to moveContinue reading “7 Tips When Your Friend Has a Chronic Illness”
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When Did Gentle Become Weak?
Dave Eggers’ 2006 novel, What Is the What, opens with a violent robbery for which the narrator, a Sudanese refugee, blames himself. Earlier that day, he came across his attackers in his neighborhood, and smiled at them. Now held at gunpoint, the refugee asks himself, “Why did I smile at this woman? I smile reflexively and itContinue reading “When Did Gentle Become Weak?”
A Good Guest
Tonight I worked a late substitute shift at a library two hours from my house. When I walked in the door, the staff at the front desk had no idea who I was or what I was doing there. The first man I approached stared at my badge like it was covered in hieroglyphs. AndContinue reading “A Good Guest”
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