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Disability
Simone Campos: writing autism was too easy so… #podcast
Brazilian author Simone Campos is DMZ’s guest in this podcast, which is part of a blog hop. I believe the below image for the blog …
Vision Australia interviewed me as a seeing eye dog handler
A few months ago, Harriet from Vision Australia interviewed me over the phone for Vision Australia’s radio program that is also published as a podcast. …
2021 CripLit Key winners
In 2020, Dark Matter Zine announced the inaugural CripLit Key winners, authors who wrote excellent representation of disability. During the inaugural ceremony I confess I …
Yesterday is history by Kosoko Jackson
A review by Nalini Haynes Yesterday is history is a young adult queer romance crossed with the time travel story. It’s very much feels like …
I aten’t dead. A post in part about Asshat and the Ableists.
Trigger warning: mental health and suicide ideation Discworld fans know Granny Weatherwax’s hitchhiking pastime and her “I aten’t dead” sign. Granny used the sign because …
Kirsten Miller on witches, women and justice
My new favorite novel is The Change by Kirsten Miller. Think Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld witches but written by a woman and set in contemporary …
Donkeys vs dogs
I’ve been distracted lately by my housing estate’s executive committee and strata manager escalating their bullying and harassment into what I believe is defamation in …
Silkie arrives and training begins
This post talks a little about my training with Silkie. It might help people who are training their own dogs although my focus is really …
My second NDIS application
This post is intended to help people applying for NDIS support (Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme). Some of what I learnt on the way through …
One year anniversary
It’s roughly the one year anniversary of someone on the SFWA board emailing me to tell me about the internet pile on of which I …
Gallant by V E Schwab
A review by Nalini Haynes Gallant usually refers to a behavior or personality trait but not so in this story. Um… How do I write …
Seeing Eye Dogs Australia SEDA Assessment
In my last installment of the Furbaby Diaries I reached the point where Seeing Eye Dogs Australia (SEDA) was about to assess me for suitability …
Resident Alien season 1
A review by Nalini Haynes An alien spaceship crashes on Earth. The alien kills a human and shape-shifts to take his place while searching for …
Furbabies: NDIS application plus two ginger rescue kitties
Note: I wrote about this article about my NDIS application towards the end of 2021 while Silkie was in foster care and I worried the …
Furbaby Diaries
Over the past year, many people asked that I tell the story of applying for NDIS funding for a seeing eye dog, the application process, …