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#memoir

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In May we spent a long weekend in Syracuse, where we met and spent our 20s. I've written a lot about what that visit felt like and the memories it conjured, being back in a place that felt so familiar even though so much has changed.

I've finally finished my thoughts on the penultimate place we lived in Syracuse – the lovely old house on Green Street where we had such a lovely little life together.

#life #nostalgia #memoir #memories #Syracuse #SyracuseNY #SaltCity

mynonurbanlife.com/going-back-

Working-Class Memoir & Fiction:

If you're in the Bay Area October 5, 2024, come hear us read. Jenny and Michelle are awesome writers. Their books are great. You'll have a blast!

We're reading together at Bound Together Anarchist Bookstore 7:30pm. It's just up the street from Golden Gate Park. Walk on over after Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.

The 5th edition of my Southern Gothic Flash Memoir omnibus is out! Walt Whitman continually edited and extended "Leaves of Grass." What we read now is a literal "deathbed edition" of this work. "Some Books Are Not For Sale" is a living document as well. Additions, Subtractions, Tweaks, and Rethinks. This edition adds 2 extra sections. There is always something to be done. amazon.com/Some-Books-Are-Not- #books #BooksofMastodon #writing #poetry #memoir #SouthernGothic #florida

Working on this graphic #memoir has me spelunking the 1980s, with just as much (imagined) claustrophobia, eerie echoes, and a headlamp that simultaneously reveals & obscures.

Getting back to the #wip once again (after being unable to focus, as all my energy & psyche went into my offspring’s healthcare management)

We just celebrated our 10th Anniversary 🎉 ⭐ !! My sister, @TeresaHeartchild, has lived with me and my husband, @billiamjames since Dec 1, 2013. It's a victory in so many ways. Teresa was wrongly labelled 'incapable' in 2013 and put in a nursing home. Most people don't get out alive—and they don't become #HumanRights champions as Teresa has done. 🙌

#IDPwD #downsyndrome #forcedcare #activism

My #memoir tells the tale:
Freeing Teresa: A True Story about My Sister and Me.
a.co/d/2FUMT56

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Ten years ago today, on Nov 30, 2013, a daring rescue team (my dad, my husband @billiamjames, & me ;-) helped @TeresaHeartchild get free! 🙌 How we did it is in my #memoir, "Freeing Teresa."
Today, on the 10th anniversary, I sent out a press release. In it, I said, "It's shocking to realize that #ableism -- prejudice against people with #disabilities -- almost held Teresa back from fulfilling her true potential. We need to tell this story to bring about change." newswire.ca/news-releases/wron

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Ten years ago today, on Nov 29, 2013, I called my father about @TeresaHeartchild's sudden placement in the nursing home. He felt that she had been kidnapped. “Listen, I’m really upset now.” Dad was steaming. “I want somebody to bring me down there! And I want to get Teresa out.” “Maybe we should take you down?” I said, “And we could try to get Teresa released.” #FreeingTeresa #truestory #Downsyndrome #forcedcare #activist #memoir #disabilityrights
[Amazon link: a.co/d/5vEbGeH ]

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Ten years ago today, on Nov 28, 2013, I was heartbroken. I was visiting my sister @TeresaHeartchild on her second day at the Toronto nursing home. Teresa was sitting cross-legged on her bed. On the floor next to her was a row of big plastic shopping bags stuffed with her clothing & belongings. I was pleased that she hadn’t unpacked yet; I took it as a sign that she did not want to stay. [Amazon link: a.co/d/5vEbGeH ]
#Downsyndrome #forcedcare #activist #memoir #FreeingTeresa #truestory