Published inHouse of Haiku·PinnedMember-onlyWords MatterChoose them with care — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
PinnedMember-onlyDisabledI am not just one voice alone. I am one voice among a billion. — Disabled It’s not a dirty word It’s what I am It’s what a billion are It’s what you will be if you live long enough It may make you Squirm Stare Avert your eyes Challenge your brain Fail to imagine Condescend Pity Idolize Ignore Tempt to ask Ask Race your…Accessibility3 min readAccessibility3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyHow to Survive in a WheelchairGet used to isolation, but keep trying to connect. — Smile — until you don’t care what everyone else thinks always smile — it protects against pity. Watch for the smallest deviations in your path. …Ableism2 min readAbleism2 min read
May 2Member-onlyHaikus for Word of the DayA pocket full of poetry — For this year’s poetry month, I wrote a haiku each day based on Merriam-Webster’s “Word for the Day.” I posted my haikus on Twitter and asked fellow poets to join in the play. Many did and it was great fun to see how each poet used a word. …Haiku4 min readHaiku4 min read
Published inA Cornered Gurl·Mar 26Member-onlyA Paraplegic’s Dream Travel Destination6-word Story: Where do you want to travel… — Challenge1 min readChallenge1 min read
Feb 17Member-onlyThe Poet’s HeartA shape poem My shape poem illustrated in the picture above was just published in Fairfield Scribes*MICRO*Fiction’s 26th issue. In the same issue, you will discover Aaron H. Davis and his lyrical poetry along with other fabulous writers. Medium’s format doesn’t let us do shape poems. For those with visual…Art1 min readArt1 min read
Feb 1Member-onlyWhat Makes a Human HumanBy Mary Keating My classmates scribble down our law professor’s words as if he’s the second coming Not me. I close my eyes, relax in my wheelchair Listen as he expands our minds to grasp what makes a table a table Is it the number of legs? What about a…Diversity And Inclusion2 min readDiversity And Inclusion2 min read
Jan 7Member-onlyThe AuthorThe author committed to paper the universe that existed only in her head. Characters sprung from her mind and danced across pages…Fiction1 min readFiction1 min read
Published ina Few Words·Dec 5, 2022Member-onlyContainersA list poem — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read