From True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy:
“My eldest sister, Rosemary, was twenty-three in 1941. Luminously pretty and round-faced, with a widow’s peak, dark brows, and a great smile that dimpled her cheeks, Rosemary was the one sibling with whom all the others were unfailingly gentle. Her affliction, diagnosed as mental retardation, left her struggling to [...]
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Rosemary
Posted in books, disabilities, tagged mental retardation, rosemary kennedy, ted kennedy on October 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Call for Submissions: Radical Women of Color Anthology
Posted in blogging, books, tagged anthologies, call for submissions, race, women of color on September 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
hat tip: Ms. CripChick:
I read about this project a while ago, and am psyched that it’s still going forward. So, get submittin’!
What the Hell is a Radical Woman of Color?
Real Stories by Radical Women of Color and Allies
An Anthology
Contact: info@adelenieves.com
Deadline: Wednesday, November 9, 2008 (see the editor’s comment)
Options, Not Answers
Posted in books, disabilities, mistakes i've made, tagged community, nonverbal learning disability on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I was 17, I made a website I did it because, at the time, a lot of information about my diagnosis was in jargon-filled textbooks for neuropsychologists. Parsing it all really sucks–especially when you’re, like, 14 years old–and I wanted to explain some of this information in clearer language. I also wanted to explain [...]
Reading Rebellion
Posted in books on July 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I used to read books all the time. As a kid I’d cycle between two or three books at once, and would always read something before falling asleep. (In middle school my before-bed list was full of Stephen King novels).
Book Review: A Special Kind of Brain by Nancy Russell Burger
Posted in books, disabilities, reviews, tagged a special kind of brain, nancy russell burger, nonverbal learning disability on March 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When I was seven years old, I was in love with, and terrified by, a movie called Dolls. Its director, Stuart Gordon, was famous for his film adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft’s stories–including the cult classic The Re-Animator, which would’ve made Lovecraft himself projectile-vomit–and would later switch gears entirely with Disney’s Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. [...]
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