Journalist – Historian – Speaker
I have a bunch of pieces out in various stages of edits, and hope to have 3 or 4 pieces published next week. This week I had only one, a new Game of Thrones piece for Vice. I think the changing relationship between the books and the show is interesting. Eventually, the show will become canon, …
This week I had one published piece – Low Cost College Isn’t Enough (CNN.com, 5/20/15) Over the next 18 months of the presidential election, there’s going to be a lot of conversation about lowering the cost of college. I am asking you to help me make sure we also talk about high quality, which for …
Happy Mother’s Day. I planted lilacs, and then together we filled in our flower and vegetable garden. This morning, I’m making two kinds of crepes – sweet (with nutella or fruit or jam) and speck + cheese savory ones. I also ground a lamb leg recently and made sausage, and am considering whether some of that …
I filed five essays this week, which is a lot for me. I also had two pieces published (linked to below): A review of Bruce Holsinger’s novel (appearing Monday, Tor.com) A feature on inclusion at the Brookfield Zoo (appearing early May, Belt Magazine) Op-ed on RFK’s comments on autism and vaccines (published here at CNN.com) Essay …
I’ve missed a few Sundays, mostly because so much has been going on that I can’t stop writing long enough to breathe and assess. I’ll try to do better. Here’s the week. Published – Facebook and Fear: The story of one woman’s decision to keep her child with Down syndrome, facilitated through some quick Facebook …
Usually I post my roundup on Sunday, but just so much is going on that I wrote a post instead. And I should have an article going up later today. Here are my recent posts. Seattle Museum and How to Write/Program for Disability: Seattle has a neat program for “autistic kids.” I laud the program, …
On Friday I wrote my second piece for Reproductive Health Reality Check about fighting the divide and conquer attempts to sever the disability rights movement and the pro-choice movement. I offer two core premises that I want to make sure you don’t miss. I believe the solution lies in an intersectional approach based on each community …
Last March, a terrible story made its way through my social media feeds. A woman with Down syndrome had been raped. Her rapist was convicted. Then, a judge vacated the conviction because the woman “didn’t act enough like a victim.” I kept waiting for someone in the mainstream press to write a more nuanced piece …
I missed last Sunday’s roundup as I was frantically finishing my proofs. Soon (February), you will be able to buy my book! Please buy my book (or at least recommend it to your university libraries). You can’t buy it yet, though. Child Murder I had two published essays last week and associated blog posts. The …
This week I had one published piece and a blog on the conference interview in academia, a practice that puts financial pressure on those with the fewest resources. It must end. My next step will be to try and understand why it isn’t ending. I wrote a piece using the language of “presume compliance.” As …