February 2017 – Lauren Hudgins

Hating Comic Sans is Ableist

hudginsl on February 24, 2017

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

The Perspicacity of Living with Sparrows

hudginsl on February 6, 2017

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

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