Due to software difficulties you will need to read the article that goes with these amazing pictures in Part 2 Journey to Haiti. Mental illness from severe starvation. Child’s hands …
Awarding Insanity
The settlement over my son’s death finally came through. The city referred to it as an “award,” one of the stranger definitions of that word. I’ve begun spending it. As …
Honk if You Hate Kiddie Carts at Grocery Stores
Hello Natasha, I am pig-bitin’ mad about the perilous toddler-driven kiddie carts dogging the aisles at supermarkets. Parents assume that if the store has these vehicles of destruction, their offspring …
Downing Street Denial
Lying has never been as rampant in the White House as it has been in recent years, as President Bush has taken this devious art to a whole new level. …
Is Life Truly Divine?
Often I find myself contemplating life. Even more often, I find myself writing stories about it, examining it from various angles and perspectives. I also explore death a lot, but …
Living Lucky in Africa
There is something about Africa, something wild and untamed perhaps, which makes people from across the globe want to experience just a small piece of this great continent. At the …
Fitting In
In our society of contradictory expectations, non disabled people seem to expect certain behavior from the disabled. They shield themselves from us, by separating us from the mainstream, only accept …
New Wheels Should Feel Like Comfortable Shoes
If, like me, you use a wheelchair on a regular basis, then you know that one of the hardest things to do is upgrade to a new chair. I’ve had …
People Are Changing
Lord knows that I’ve beaten the topic of attitudinal barriers to the ground since I started my writing career. I have written about how people stared at me while eating …