For, well, 23 years, I’ve been pretty sure that the reason I can’t meet a guy or get a guy I do meet to date me has had to do …
Forgiveness, Serenity and Gratitude
This month, I want to talk about three words: forgiveness, serenity, and gratitude. They come around quite often. I first started paying attention to them fifteen years ago, when I …
Purple Heart
I’ve recently taken up a new hobby – wheelchair basketball. One day not long ago I was down at the gym with a few friends, shooting some hoops for fun. …
Rafael, Rafael, Where Are You, Rafael?
Many of our female readers wonder about the able bodied man as if he were a species all his own. Actually, many female readers with disabilities want to know how …
Laura: The Writer
I’m not interested in being Laura Stinson, disabled writer. No, I just want to be Laura Stinson, writer. I hate the idea of being identified by my disability, with my …
Friends and Enemies
“I’ve learned that all a person has in life is family and friends. ach department phone If you lose those, you have nothing, so friends are to be treasured more …
June Jottings
I was just looking at the sky. Thunderheads are climbing off the Cascade Mountains, over to the west. The clouds are as white as fresh snow and the sky is …
Trading Spaces
“You’re really good at that.” “You’re so lucky.” “I bet that’s fun.” “I wish I had one of those.” If I was being politically correct, I would chalk it up …
Crossroads In My Life
I’m at a crossroads in my life. I love working with children, they are so full of possibility and wonder. So it makes sense that I would naturally want to …