I Don’t Want to Be Special Anymore
Disability made me question why an ordinary life feels like something we have to apologize for.
the veil
An artist writing about survival in fragile bodies and tender worlds. Chronic pain, grief, growth, and making meaning inside limitation. Disabled (hEDS & POTS), autistic, asexual.
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Latest posts
The Accommodation I Wanted Didn’t Exist
Sometimes we think we’re grieving a decision, when we’re really grieving the tradeoff our body asked us to make.
I Thought Disability Made Me Harder to Love
What disabled writers taught me about romance, interdependence, intimacy, and the difference between convenience and love
I Didn’t Want To Call Myself Disabled
Finding My Way Home to Disability Pride
Not Queer Enough
On asexuality, Pride, and the freedom not to desire
I’m 38 and I Can’t Support Myself Anymore
Disability, shame, and the hidden violence of a culture that equates productivity with value
I Thought I Was a Monster
On autistic meltdowns, shame, and learning to stay
How Precisely I Can Leave
On chronic illness and a kind of creativity that requires you to stop
Please Don’t Abandon Your Disabled Friends
On disability, interdependence, and staying when it’s hard
Proof of Suffering
On fragility and the relief of being believed