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    Balancing act: disability and illness in literature

    FEBRUARY 9, 2013 1:27PM

    By Lizz Schumer


    Topics: daily mail, sick lit, young adult, literature, lurlene mcdaniel, literature, pop culture, disability, mental illness

    • Editor's Pick
    • 36 Ratings
    • 2949 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    No One to Watch Over Me

    AUGUST 9, 2012 1:55PM

    By Oryoki Bowl


    Topics: caregiver burnout, aging, disability, depression, mental illness, caretaking, caregiving, single living, divorce, marriage, family, families, caring for disabled family, disability, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1904 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    The Anarchist

    JUNE 27, 2012 9:00AM

    By Livia Gershon


    Topics: disability, economy, new hampshire, nashua

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 2724 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    If the Phone Rings, Don't Answer It

    JUNE 14, 2012 11:54PM

    By Jan Wilberg


    Topics: phone phobia, disability, aging, hearing loss

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1497 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    The Eviction

    MAY 14, 2012 9:03AM

    By Livia Gershon


    Topics: nashua, new hampshire, poverty, disability, housing

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 1098 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    The Mom Job

    AUGUST 23, 2011 9:27AM

    By Livia Gershon


    Topics: nashua, twins, food stamps, sahm, stay at home mom, disability

    • Editor's Pick
    • 73 Ratings
    • 3184 Views
    • 83 Comments
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    The Consciousness of Poverty

    APRIL 21, 2011 9:14AM

    By Sparking


    Topics: mba doesn't mean crap any more, disability, job hunting, recession, politics, open+call, family, economy, business, belief/religion, environment

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 3911 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    How We Talk About Disability

    MARCH 14, 2011 8:14AM

    By Emily Rapp


    Topics: easter seals, winter park, paul ricoeur, ronan, mobsters, disability

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 4628 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    The NYC Marathon on one leg

    NOVEMBER 7, 2010 5:00PM

    By Dave Cullen


    Topics: walter reed, nyc marathon, nyc, military, marines, marathon, life in nyc, disabled, disability, dav, broke-back, army, amputee

    • Editor's Pick
    • 33 Ratings
    • 1164 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    Come To Think Of It, I’d Never Seen Him Wearing Socks

    OCTOBER 6, 2010 2:41PM

    By Jeff L. Howe


    Topics: jeff howe, lost children, poverty, boys, disability

    • Editor's Pick
    • 37 Ratings
    • 3310 Views
    • 49 Comments
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    Hearing Lost, Confidence Found

    JULY 23, 2010 7:57AM

    By Linda Shiue


    Topics: open call, real families, listening, parenting, disability, hearing loss, hearing aids

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 3208 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    How She Got There

    JULY 8, 2010 4:24PM

    By Stephanie Tames


    Topics: disability, memoir, family, sisters

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1140 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Roofers from Hell : Father's Day 2000

    JUNE 11, 2010 10:29AM

    By sueinaz


    Topics: open+call, family, open call, reflections on father's day, relationships, secrets, disability, hugs, the origins of my sense of humor, comedy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 40 Ratings
    • 2920 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    The Crucial String

    DECEMBER 26, 2009 6:34PM

    By Liane Carter


    Topics: family, disability, parenting, autism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 85 Ratings
    • 4462 Views
    • 103 Comments
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    Handicapped Parking

    OCTOBER 9, 2009 1:14PM

    By Sirenita Lake


    Topics: disability, pissed off people, handicap parking, placard

    • Editor's Pick
    • 41 Ratings
    • 4086 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    Funny, They Don't LOOK Disabled: Invisible Disabilities

    JULY 27, 2009 8:56PM

    By Hells Bells


    Topics: disability, invisible disabilities, adhd, parenting, lovely life, psychiatric illness, mental health, bipolar, my friend beth finke and her son gus, group home, my kids are not assholes

    • Editor's Pick
    • 35 Ratings
    • 2221 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Grief and Disability

    JULY 26, 2009 1:26PM

    By Ann Nunnally


    Topics: disability, parenting, open call, lovely life

    • Editor's Pick
    • 35 Ratings
    • 1428 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    Journey of a Lifetime (repost)

    JULY 25, 2009 5:53PM

    By CoyoteOldStyle


    Topics: lovely life, open call, ability, shriners hospital, disability

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 906 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Open Call: Demons, Dragons and Disability

    JULY 25, 2009 9:32AM

    By Patie


    Topics: open call, demons, dragons, disability, family, health, lovely life

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 3535 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    Why I won’t fly through Newark-Liberty International again

    JUNE 1, 2009 4:38PM

    By Kanuk


    Topics: airport, newark-liberty, continental airlines, disability

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