While I’ve been in the media talking about Say Hello, lots of people have called me “an inspiration”, “inspiring” or “inspirational”. I know you mean it as a compliment, but it’s a tricky thing for me and other disabled people to be seen as inspiring. It can be really hard to … [Read more...]

Outside The Wheeler Centre On Thursday, 24 January, my first book, a memoir called Say Hello was launched! My book is in the world. It’s on shelves (as a paperback and ebook) on Tuesday 29 January. It will be in all good book stores, department stores and on ereaders. … [Read more...]

I am so excited to announce this project I’ve been working on with Black Inc.. I am editing the Growing Up Disabled in Australia anthology. You can read (and listen to me read) the submission guidelines here. Black Inc. is pleased to announce a new anthology, Growing Up … [Read more...]

I’m so excited to unveil the cover of Say Hello - my memoir - today! It’s been a long time coming. I’ve just handed in my fourth draft, so this seems like a nice reward. Writing a book is a loooong process. It is one reason I haven’t been able to blog a lot. The book is a … [Read more...]

I finished writing this today, and performed it on stage at the Melbourne Writers Festival today. Thank you for having me MWF, it's always a pleasure. The words have been coming for a while. I'm constantly horrified at the level of oversharing and ableism that I see among some … [Read more...]