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Tag: disability writing

Poem in Your Pocket Day

Catch a falling poem, put it in your pocket

How to celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day & upcoming readings The Mid-Atlantic Review is hosting a community reading and fundraiser this […]

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April 17, 2026April 16, 2026
Chertock family in Grodno, Poland

A Very Narrow Bridge

Gesher Tzar Me’od My sister and I barely made our transfer in Frankfurt. We were meeting my dad and stepmom in Kraków, […]

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April 14, 2026April 16, 2026
My six-month post-op X-ray. Check out that artificial hip!

1 year since surgery

It’s been one year since my hip replacement. Time is a weird, fluid thing. It feels like it’s only been a few […]

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April 1, 2026April 10, 2026
Crip Time in Pandemic Times graphic

Crip Time in Pandemic Times at AWP 2022

I’m so excited to be speaking on a panel at AWP again! Next year, at AWP 2022, I’ll be joining Crip Time […]

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October 19, 2021April 10, 2026

District Lit seeks work for our Disability, Medicine, and Illness issue

District Lit is currently accepting poetry and creative nonfiction for our themed issue on Disability, Medicine, and Illness. We have Jen Stein Hauptmann, Assistant […]

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February 14, 2017

Literary goals for 2017

I’m starting off January strong! This month, I’ll be participating in two online writing workshops. I’m so grateful I was included in each, […]

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January 7, 2017January 6, 2017

2016 reflections

Some 2016 accomplishments I’m proud of: Bottlecap Press published my book On that one-way trip to Mars. More of my disability-themed poetry was […]

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January 1, 2017January 2, 2017
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