Typical Individuality

Or How Diversity Unites Us

Lizz Schumer

Lizz Schumer
Location
Buffalo, New York, USA
Birthday
August 13
Title
writer, reporter, photographer, propagator and patron of the arts: all.
Company
http://lizzschumer.com
Bio
I'm an MFA in Creative Writing student at Goddard College, focusing on writing whatever I can, as often as I can. I also work as a staff reporter at a local newspaper and freelance a bit on the side for publications none of you have probably ever heard of. The fact that my birth year doesn't show up in the birthday drop-down menu makes me feel young and insignificant. Neither of which happen to be true, except perhaps the former, relatively speaking, depending on the company.

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February 09, 2013 02:02PM
“Thank you, Helvetica. Great name, by the way! I believe the term "sick lit" was coined by the person who write the Daily Mail op-ed, but I wo…”
About: Balancing act: disability and illness in literature
October 01, 2012 10:02PM
“Rachel: And thank you for reading! Elizabeth: I think grief and depression have quite a few things in common. Interesting parallel. Thanks! Maureen: I li…”
About: More than sadness: the depression problem
September 14, 2012 11:43AM
“This, this, this! I love reading your posts because they make me want to print them out and show them to people and go, see? Listen to this guy: he kno…”
About: You Normal People Got a Lot to Learn from us Mentally Ill!
August 28, 2012 01:57PM
“Lucinda: Thanks for reading and commenting, even if OS ate your first one. Hate when that happens.”
About: On abuse and understanding: maybe no one does.
August 22, 2012 02:44PM
“Christine: Thank you! I'm glad it resonated with you.”
About: On abuse and understanding: maybe no one does.
August 21, 2012 05:32PM
“Frank: Thanks, in turn, for your insightful comments. I don't mind the "rationalizations" comment because I agree with you. It's a subject I…”
About: On abuse and understanding: maybe no one does.
August 13, 2012 11:21PM
“Thanks, Mango. It's spacy, I think, because my thinking on the topic is similarly scattered. A lot of playing around here. Just Phyllis: thanks, I did!…”
About: On birth and being: a quarter century reflection
August 13, 2012 06:07PM
“Hey, thanks Bernadine!”
About: On birth and being: a quarter century reflection
July 31, 2012 11:00AM
“Wonderful post, and so well tied together. My father is a meticulous man, as was his father. I see traces of them both of them in myself, and welcome t…”
About: The Day I Uninvited My Father to Paris
July 29, 2012 09:58PM
“Great article, and very on-point. As a former PR girl who worked largely on creating a brand for the person I represented, I'm very aware of the benefi…”
About: Hey Writer! What's Your Brand?
July 29, 2012 09:58PM
“Great article, and very on-point. As a former PR girl who worked largely on creating a brand for the person I represented, I'm very aware of the benefi…”
About: Hey Writer! What's Your Brand?
July 22, 2012 09:57PM
“Thank you, Lezlie and Rita! The contrast struck me when driving to meet a friend downtown last week, and I just couldn't get it out of my head.”
About: Where the water goes: what my summer drought looks like
July 20, 2012 03:41PM
“Thank you for this. I hadn't seen the "original" post until you referenced it, and what I saw there made me literally sick to my stomach. The…”
About: My Transgender Stepson Is Not a "Clown"
July 20, 2012 03:32PM
“What a beautiful account. I often look back at the years I spent in similar circumstances, and wonder what I missed while I was so firmly ensconced in…”
About: "If you'd wanted it": The year I went crazy
July 17, 2012 10:50PM
“Amazing piece on a terrifying subject. You had me gripped by the first sentence, in tears by the end. Rated.”
About: While My Wife Undergoes Brain Surgery
July 13, 2012 10:57AM
“YES! A thousand times yes. Our culture of subjugation and objectification needs to be changed, but first we need to realize what we're doing. I like th…”
About: Thoughts on Inspiration Porn, Disabilities and Teaching Acceptance
July 13, 2012 10:57AM
“YES! A thousand times yes. Our culture of subjugation and objectification needs to be changed, but first we need to realize what we're doing. I like th…”
About: Thoughts on Inspiration Porn, Disabilities and Teaching Acceptance
April 19, 2012 10:49PM
“Zanelle: Wow, thank you! I'm so glad it did something for you! Rolling: I'll do that. Thank you!”
About: How to lose someone
April 11, 2012 06:48PM
“Great post! I'm seeing the Boss on Friday, for my first time. I'm going with my parents and some of their friends, for whom it's something like the 20-…”
About: Back to the Future of Rock 'n Roll
March 31, 2012 10:22PM
“This is a beautiful story. I remember the last time I was hospitalized and the mantra running through my head was not "work on getting better soon…”
About: My Son Survived Brain Cancer (and His Health Insurance)
March 30, 2012 02:34PM
“Ken: that's a valid choice, and a respectable one. You're right: we do need to be aware of that. Not just as writers, but as people. I've talked about…”
About: What we write about when we write about. . . anything.
March 30, 2012 02:17PM
“Survivant: I've had conversations about this with other memoirists, one in particular who has received incredibly strong responses to her work, and she…”
About: What we write about when we write about. . . anything.
March 26, 2012 09:21PM
“Update: Just finished the book, and I stand by this review. There's some seriously fantastic writing in here, coupled with insightful commentary from t…”
About: Beauty is a Verb: a gushing review
March 22, 2012 04:50PM
“Christine: Ooh, that does sound refreshing! Although I get my aloe from an aloe plant in my laundry room, which would not appreciate being refrigerated…”
About: Beauty is a Verb: a gushing review
March 22, 2012 09:05AM
“I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's not often I fall in love with a book so quickly, but this one really hit the mark. I hope you like it as much as I do!”
About: Beauty is a Verb: a gushing review
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