Get out of my uterus
I’ve actually been working on this post for a while, but today’s article about motherhood in the Herald was the final straw. Stop. bloody. asking me. when I’m going to Continue Reading →
Author Archives: writehanded
The top ten things illness and disability have taught me
Three years ago almost to the day, I was being wheeled out of Nelson hospital. A few times recently, I’ve caught myself saying “fuck, I wish I knew that before Continue Reading →
The life of a woman
International Women’s Day this year was kind of a shit show. Jess McAllen summed up a few of the reasons why. For me, this story is single most important thing Continue Reading →
Giveaway: WAKE by Elizabeth Knox
I have a signed copy of Elizabeth Knox’s WAKE up for grabs! Here’s why… I’m a wimp.
Now you see me
But… you don’t. You never see me anywhere. Where are the bisexual women? Where are the disabled women? I’m lucky enough to be a white woman, but apart from that Continue Reading →
Nelson Women’s Centre needs help
Many of you will know by now that I volunteer at the Nelson Women’s Centre. We’re a drop-in safe space which offers social worker support, counselling services, and access to Continue Reading →
I don’t own anxiety
So, I saw this sarcastic tweet: “Funny how so many young girls have anxiety these days…” It implies that women in their teens and early twenties are exaggerating their feelings Continue Reading →
The Affliction Fiction
My friend Elle is writing about disability at The Affliction Fiction. She’s super eloquent, informed, and has extremely good things to say about stuff like systemic ableism. She also writes about Continue Reading →
So we protested – what now?
The protests against ROK and misogyny last weekend were so fantastic. I want to know – how do we keep this conversation going?
Get a clue
Polly Gillepsie’s column about disabled parking spaces and toilets proves why she was called a moron by a man in wheelchair. What an unbelievably entitled and uninformed person.