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WHEN AWARENESS DOESN’T INCLUDE YOU – My Brother & His Autism
Blog Post originally published in April 2020 via Medium.com. April is National Autism Awareness month — an entire month dedicated to educating the masses on Autism Spectrum Disorder, inspiring inclusion and acceptance, and promoting the changes necessary to do both on a national scale. It’s a vibrant time that truly celebrates neurodiversity. It’s also a time…
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HOW DO YOU ROUX?: Choosing My Name & Letting It Stick
Blog Post originally published in May 2020 via Medium. com. Names are a funny thing. You see, when an author wants something to become ‘real’ to a reader — be it a place, a person, or even a fictitious concept — they give it a name. ‘Jack’s Pub’ or ‘The Brass Ring Tavern’ instead of ‘the…