Jessica Slice writes about disability, poems, and waterfowl
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Another post already / be careful what you wish for / BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
Well, be careful what you wish for. Hours after I wrote that I needed more time alone, Khalil’s nanny tested positive for Covid, and I retreated to our…
Sep 1, 2022
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narrow paths
Around 6:30 each morning, he opens the sliding door and screams into the backyard. Come to the yard, birds! It’s safe here. Please hurry! Whatever…
May 6, 2022
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Whatever what is
A text from David in late October: Bad news. Some of the rain is coming in the basement. It had been pouring and the wind was bending the trees…
Dec 30, 2021
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Recreation, Tradition, and Protection
Last weekend, while at the park near our house, Khalil picked up a ladybug, named it Spotty, and carried it home. On the way, he stopped at the flowers…
May 30, 2022
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how I am writing disability books while disabled
What an autumn, huh? I know we aren’t the only family riding wave after viral wave. I hope that your family is safe and healthy and able to access the…
Nov 30, 2022
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Deluxe Alien Queens
On Valentine’s Day, Khalil and I watched a couple of short films on Disney+. In Out, a gay man debates telling his parents about the man he loves. In…
Feb 27, 2022
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Book announcement!!
Usually, it feels like my most pressing updates are about the tiny little watermelon growing in our garden or the baby roots growing from the pothos…
Jul 28, 2022
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The land of December
We are — slowly — sending out holiday cards. They make no mention of a specific holiday or even New Year’s, so if it takes me until April to finish, I…
Dec 22, 2022
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Teeny tiny floppy ears
Summer in Ontario is beautiful. Instead of the unrelenting curtain of North Carolina humidity, we have crisp evenings and temperate mornings. Because…
Jun 29, 2022
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The luxury of being tired
Last night at bedtime Khalil, sporting his blue floral nightgown and back-to-school haircut, puckered his lips and asked for a kiss. I sat on his bed…
Aug 26, 2022
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Stubborn muzzles against the earth
The mergansers are back. And the golden eyes and the mallards. The swans visited a few weeks ago but the ice hadn’t melted yet, so they left. A bald…
Mar 29, 2022
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On not being well-rounded
This winter has felt long. Khalil agrees. I think in future years, David and Khalil will take a mid-winter trip somewhere tropical. I am starting to get…
Feb 28
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