C Somnus McGill
literary litmus test - hard rain falling
Don Carpenter wrote a test. It’s not a long test, it only took me about nine hours. It’s not a lonely test, I listened to the thoughts of a fellow reader as I went along. It’s not an inaccessible test, the language is efficient and gives you
don't teach
I make no attempt to separate my work from the wider context of my life. I am, against my best efforts, a teacher in the same way that I am blind, queer, human. Folks in my axe league call me “Doctor Professor” (I am technically neither, but make no attempt
A Love Letter for John
I have a friend, who shall remain nameless as though by magic, who does not like John Steinbeck. “Too dry,” is what I’ve heard the two or three times I’ve asked. And sure, Steinbeck does have a moment-to-moment tendency to give us prose that’s been soaking in
Sorrowland and Media's history with Disability
Late at night, when I’m sleeplessly turning over and over, too hot and too cold, I can’t help but think of this history we’ve all been born in to. Would Daredevil cause me so much grief if disability was generally represented well? Would killing gay characters go
Welcome back to some wholesome disabled programming
Where the hell have I been and what trouble am I stirring up now? “Plenty and much of the same,” is what I’d say back, but in the wise words of Esquie, “Same same, but different.” You’ll notice here that the scenery has changed and that pesky web