Who Am I To Stop It

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  • Guest Blogger: Tyler Presnell–Don’t judge

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkR7WMtPrP4?rel=0&w=420&h=315] “We Wont quit Misunderstood judged and limp If the Wrong side of our mind is hit Loneliness can be a killer If the time we spend Hatin our own image and the line is thin That we walk on every day Society causes pain I wanna be normal But see the problem these…

  • Guest Blogger: Tyler Presnell

    Listen to this post: What momentum we have here, folks! We’re a blogging machine. Here’s what Tyler told me the other day about the time right after his traumatic brain injury: “Poetry was my only friend for many years.  While I was going through the first few years of my recovery friends weren’t around much. …

  • Guest Blogger: Dianne Allison @ Holli (Hollis) Hawthorne

    Listen to this post: Diane Allison is so generous to let me repost some of her blog here about her daughter, Holli (Hollis) Hawthorne. Holli had a severe traumatic brain injury almost four years ago. Her mother and other family have contributed regularly to a blog at http://helpholligethome.blogspot.com/ and at caringbridge.org/visit/hollihawthorne . Her friends also…

  • Guest Blogger: William L. Alton on Writing

    Listen to this post read by poet William L. Alton: I don’t want to steal Bill’s thunder, but I have one funny thing to share. The other day I told Bill about this blog and asked him for the first time if he would contribute to it. I was mad at myself for not inviting…

  • Wobbly dance

    Listen to this post: I want to gush over a performance I saw last night by Wobbly called “Underneath.” Beautiful. Wonderful. Thought-provoking. Intuition-provoking. Revealing. Oh, what else. I need a thesaurus. So what is it? It’s a dance performance piece integrating different movement styles and choreography, voice, improvised electronic soundscapes, and story. I’m sure that’s…