An essay on my sister, dyslexia, ableism, and the font everybody loves to hate. “For me, being able to use Comic Sans is similar to a mobility aid, or a visual aid, or a hearing aid,” she tells me while we’re both visiting our family in Maryland. “I have other ways of writing and reading,… Continue Reading Hating Comic Sans is Ableist
Month: February 2017
The Perspicacity of Living with Sparrows
There’s not much a non-vet can do for an injured adult bird except put it in a dark quiet place and keep it away from predators. We could give it some birdseed and water if it was a seed-eater (the grosbeak was), but it usually wouldn’t eat under such circumstances (the grosbeak did). This is… Continue Reading The Perspicacity of Living with Sparrows