Category Archives: My Life (or “More About Me Than You Ever Wanted to Know”)

Personal stories about me, Bleeding Ink. All the trials and tribulations of my life until now. Sort of a combination of confessionals and therapy. Good luck with that. ;) Disability Advocacy is extremely important to me, so I posted some of my original writings in the “Disability Advocacy” category as well, alongside things I didn’t write. But in here, all entries are exclusively written by me. :)

I Mean, Is It a Midlife Crisis If You’ve Felt This Way Since You Were 12??

Posted on May 16, 2025 by My Bleeding Ink

So Imma be 49 any day now. And the longer I live, the more I don’t understand why. Why I’m still alive, or really why I was born in the first place. I’ve always struggled with the meaning of it … Continue reading →

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An Ingenious Way to Live

Posted on April 28, 2025 by My Bleeding Ink

“Disability is not a ‘brave struggle’ or ‘courage in the face of adversity’…disability is an art. It’s an ingenious way to live.”~Neil Marcus, 1993 When you’re disabled, you gotta figure out new and different ways to do things in a … Continue reading →

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When You Don’t Feel Advocatey

Posted on November 12, 2024 by My Bleeding Ink

So October is over. #SpinaBifidaAwarenessMonth came and went. And I did the things. I posted the things. “Bringing awareness” and all that. Linked to to this thing. But boy I wasn’t feelin’ it. Haven’t been for a while. And I … Continue reading →

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