Mighty Member since July 2019
I have been chronically ill and a writer since childhood. Life with chronic illness gave me the time to develop my literary voice, allowing me to publish from the time I graduated high school. From P.R. guides and museum pieces to blogs and fiction on chronic illness, I consistently share my experiences with the world. In Fall 2019, I contributed disability fiction to an international writers' conference and in spring 2020, I will teach a course on cultural representation in fiction. Outside of my work as a writer, I am an avid disability advocate, having marched in Disability Pride Parades nationwide since 2015. Other interests include singing/songwriting, Beatles history, animal care (cats as a special focus), fashion, reading, and studying foreign languages while living with hearing loss.