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  •  The Day I Realized I Was Different

     The Day I Realized I Was Different

    The first time I heard the word “hunchback” was the day a boy teased me in front of my class. I remember that moment so clearly, as if it happened yesterday. He pointed at me and laughed, saying my back was not straight and that I walked funny. His words pierced deeper than I could…

  • We Are So Much More Than the “Label” of Our Diagnosis

    We Are So Much More Than the “Label” of Our Diagnosis

    It has been 30 years, and I can still remember almost every “I’m sorry” when I share with someone that I am deaf-blind/visually impaired. I remember those moments when people would say to me “I would rather be deaf than blind” as if disabilities are some cool pair of pants that either you like or…

  • Defying Assumptions

    Defying Assumptions

    If you only saw the book covers, the author photos, the polished captions online, you might assume my life unfolded in a straight line. You might think I always knew I’d be here—publishing novels, speaking about resilience, turning pain into prose. But my life didn’t begin with applause. It began in a snowstorm. I entered…

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