Happy New Year! I wish you many challenges in life. No. I haven’t been drinking. In fact, I’m writing this post one week from the day you read it. This past year has been full of challenges. It’s made me a better and wiser person. No matter how many self …
Tashauna’s Twist on Inspiration Porn
Everyone has something or someone who inspires them or motivates them to achieve greatness from within. Once you know a person’s struggles and triumphs, the person becomes a source of inspiration. But what happens when the intent
Full Circle of Writing
Way back in the days when I was a youngin’…in 2007… Just kidding! Though, way back in late 2007 was the first time I wrote for Audacity Magazine. I don’t remember how I even found out about Audacity. I have a feeling I caught wind of it through MySpace or …
Impossible to Label: That’s Me
Editor’s note: Tashauna’s post will be filed under the name of her column . She was a contributor to Audacity Magazine many years ago so it is only fitting that it goes there. My name is Tashauna, or “T,” and I am from rural Southwest Minnesota. My disability is muscular,
Inspiration Porn Debate
On a recent day last April, during a speech at the Ted-X conference in Australia, disabled activist Stella Young coined a new phrase that has since rocked the disabled community. Her term, “Inspiration Porn”, referred to posters, internet memes, media stories and real-life examples
Bobby Flay Mends My Broken Heart
Last Thursday, Anthony and I went back to the scene of the crime, Bobby’s Burger Palace. You can read all about the day Bobby Flay broke my heart here on this link. With your help, our concerns reached Bobby Flay’s people. We met Bob Mundell not Bobby Flay but …
Bobby Flay Broke My Heart and Maybe the Law
Let me say this is one of the saddest posts I have ever written. I’m a huge Bobby Flay fan. Recently, I made a brunch for a friend and used Bobby’s Italian Homemade Potatoes. They were delicious! “Bobby” was the name I used whenever I had to make an example …
Are Physically Disabled People Accepted In Your Tribe?
There are times when several thoughts come together at the right time. This post has been incubating in my mind for about a month. It started with one news event, a few personal experiences and a recent Facebook post. Now, I think I am ready to give it birth without …
Should People with Physical Disabilities Living On Government Assistance Procreate?
This has not happened in a long time but it’s happening now. I am approached via email about a topic that has been brewing in my mind for a while. About two months ago or so, a fellow Facebook friend sends me a message. She wants to know if