(not on here any longer) Writer (fiction in Epoch, Driftwood & The Masters Review Anthology XI), cat wrangler, collector of neuroses & useless objects. she/her
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This is a thread for my like ten followers about how horrible things can become doors to good, to a thing that feeds you. Because it’s been a horrible year, and I don’t know, I’m trying to notice the good. CW: graphic injury discussed. 1/17
A Request for Accountability in Our Shared Spaces - The Offing theoffingmag.com/insight/bl_…
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9. To conclude, this is a big, big mistake. As librarians, we are lucky to have some of the best jobs in the world, and people love the service we provide. The library is a good place, a happy place for a lot of people. NYC deserves better.
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7. As we go into the cold months, libraries provide essential places for people to stay warm. They are one of the only places people have to use the bathroom, plug in their phone, or just sit down somewhere warm and dry.
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6. The people most effected by this will likely be children. They do not have the opportunity to go to the library whenever the fancy takes them, they need an escort, so that has to figure into an adult’s schedule.
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Hi, I’m a librarian. Here’s why this is really, really bad.
Public libraries in New York will be forced to close on weekends due to Mayor Eric Adams budget cuts pix11.com/news/local-news/ny…
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The people in housing and access resources I communicated with told me they must have missed something.
What happened, from what I can tell, is that my accessibility coordinator assumed that the accessible apartment MUST be in an accessible building. Again, nope.
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Not only is the door not automatic, it is narrow. There isn’t any way to pull it open if you’re in a wheelchair, mobility scooter, or using crutches, a walker, etc.
Imagine my shock when I moved in. It had to be some mistake. There must be an entrance I missed, right? Nope.
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My apartment has many of the things someone in a wheelchair needs: the doorways are wider, the sinks don’t have cabinets underneath, there are grab bars in the bathroom, the appliances are lowered. It is absolutely made to be accessible. And yet, the front doors aren’t automatic.
ALT Photo of a door that is not accessible. It is narrow and requires pulling it to open.
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I moved into a campus apartment to start my Ph.D. @uofcincy on August 12th as a Yates Fellow. (@GradCollegeUC)
Since that day, I haven’t been able to comfortably live in my apartment because the *accessible* apartment I have is in an inaccessible building.
Yes, seriously.
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The literary world is dying because it's too exclusive and expensive. The future isn't galas and corporations. That's the joke. That's the hellscape. The future is opening the gates. The future is a free for all.
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We have no profit model, no experience, no organization, and no realistic options for success or survival. We have no subscriptions, no paywalls, and we offer no promises in exchange for money. You can have our trash for free. We will even pay you for it. Make us some trash.
The way this man says “no” is like a wave of #phl nostalgia rolling over me - bless this man and go birds
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on my postpartum body//weightlifting//growing up in and out of sports//birth trauma//thomas page mcbee and alison bechdel//middle aged queerness//all the transitions romper.com/life/gym-trans-po…
Oh gosh this is so, so devastating, and so beautifully written, every moment
I've been waiting years to write this story. In 2007, my father was in a work accident that left him with permanent, debilitating injuries. This is an essay about that ordeal, about labor in America and the social systems that fail laborers, and how a man
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I'm so grateful to the folks at @BearReview for giving this poem a home, and of course to the found family and community down in AR. I wasn't sure this poem would make it outside the manuscript, but it's always meant a lot to me. TW: suicide/al ideation, depression, post trauma.
Our Spring issue, Bear Review 9.2 is live! We’re thrilled for you to read these poems! bearreview.com Poems by @claressinka @duanalla @SeanLemonhead @brianhenryy and many other emerging and emerged talents!
Yesssss
.@blgtylr's THE LATE AMERICANS is coming to shelves soon‼️‼️‼️
Read more about it here: bit.ly/3VLuyqw
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Are you pitching a sitcom
King Charles III lives in a palace and is one of Britain’s richest men, but his life is complicated. There’s a second wife, an embarrassing brother, and strife with a son and daughter-in-law. He will hope to keep a lid on those tensions at his coronation. apnews.com/article/king-char…
Love this intro by Peter Ho Davies — and again can’t believe a story of mine is in here!
Volume XI is now available for purchase through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and soon Bookshop.org! This year’s volume includes pieces selected by guest judge Peter Ho Davies, who wrote an accompanying introduction to the book. Read on below!
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It's finally here! A huge thank you to @MastersReview and the legendary Peter Ho Davies for including my story "Barely a Sound" in this collection. Can't wait to get my hands on it.
Volume XI is now available for purchase through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and soon Bookshop.org! This year’s volume includes pieces selected by guest judge Peter Ho Davies, who wrote an accompanying introduction to the book. Read on below!
mastersreview.com/out-now-th…