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If We Could Talk to the Animals

Nov 8, 2023

If We Could Talk to the Animals

“Can we keep him?” “No.” “But it’s a TALKING DOG!”

The Dog Days of Summer

Sep 12, 2023

The Dog Days of Summer

An old dog, a new puppy, paralysis and growth

The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries

Jul 26, 2023

The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries

Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry

Language Is a Poor Heuristic for Intelligence

Jun 26, 2023

Language Is a Poor Heuristic for Intelligence

With the emergence of LLM “AI”, everyone will have to learn what many disabled people have always understood

Ideas in Conversation with Each Other

Jun 12, 2023

Ideas in Conversation with Each Other

The long and the short of fiction writing

Breasts of Burden

May 16, 2023

Breasts of Burden

Don’t get excited, there’s no titillation here

Learning to Uncurl

Mar 19, 2023

Learning to Uncurl

Can I reclaim any part of my youngest, happiest self?

A Necessary Grace

Feb 21, 2023

A Necessary Grace

Learning to manage anger in the aftermath of abuse

Memory Is a Double-Edged Sword

Jan 27, 2023

Memory Is a Double-Edged Sword

Losing it still felt like cutting out my heart

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Nine Lives

longform personal essays
now with a quarter-century more wisdom

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