School is over. Last week I watched some of my students graduate after turning twenty one, the maximum age for people with disabilities to remain in school. Seeing one of them receive an award brought me back to a class discussion a few years ago about a Kathe Kollwitz drawing. It depicts a person swooning, eyes… Continue reading If I Should Stumble, Catch My Fall
Month: June 2015
Schoolhouse Earth
Tomorrow is Father’s Day. Coinciding with the last weekend before school is over and I will be untethered for two months. My body, mind and soul feel heavy with anticipation and backwash. I apologize if that does not make sense, but I am clogged and ripe for regurgitation. I have chewed up this last ten… Continue reading Schoolhouse Earth
Brain Aneurysms Suck
Brain aneurysms suck. I have not become an expert, like I might have expected to be. Past one year now since Susanna’s aneurysm ruptured I am still busy grappling with the position of my feet on the earth. Such a wonder every day, the earth is still here and I am still on it, with… Continue reading Brain Aneurysms Suck
Susanna's Golden Ball 