This was originally posted on May 19, 2017, at 12:59 PM on Blogger. *** On line dating. Despite there being millions of people signed into at least one such app or website at any given moment, there’s still some lingering stigma surrounding the process. I […]
Category: Blog
I Don’t Regret Being Blind
This was originally posted on February 8, 2017, at 3:32 AM on blogger. *** I rarely lament being visually impaired. Even lately, with my vision worsening, it’s not something I do. Sometimes, I think wistfully, things would be easier if I could just skim documents […]
I Hate Finals
This was originally posted on December 18, 2016, at 12:21 AM on blogger. *** Hey all, Just wanted to let you all know that, though I have two posts in progress, I’m not allowing myself to finish them until finals week has ended. I have […]
I Slapped Someone Today… By Accident
This was originally posted on November 18, 2016, at 11:59 PM on blogger. *** As texted to my sister and a few friends: • Um… I may have just backhanded someone by accident. •As I was walking, I put my hand up, the one with […]
Back & Here To Stay
This was originally posted on November 18, 2016 at 8:41 PM on blogger. *** I, Lily, hereby solemnly swear, by the old gods and the new, to update this blog on a weekly schedule. I realize that it may be hard, initially, for you all […]
To Margaret and Roman: Two of My Favorite Strangers
This was originally posted on May 7, 2016, at 9:00 AM on blogspot. *** Hello my dearest readers, I know, it’s been nearly a month since I wrote to you all. But this semester has been more trying than the last (which is something I […]
The Great Cane Incident of 2016
This was originally posted on April 10, 2016 at 11:49 on blogspot. *** Warning: the following post may contain semi-strange formatting. And the slightly disjointed nature of the author’s thoughts may be jarring to some readers. Proceed with caution. Copied from my Facebook on Friday, […]
I Miss Making Rolie Polie Olies
This was originally posted on March 4, 2016, at 4:40 PM on Blogger. *** All right, first, there will likely not be a post tomorrow because 1. I have no idea what I’m going to write about, and 2. I’ll actually be behaving like a […]
People Watching
This was originally posted on February 25, 2016 at 2:22 PM on Blogger *** People have asked me, many times over the years, if I had the opportunity to get twenty/twenty vision—via some sort of surgery—would I take it? And, to the bewilderment of most, […]
Seriously, Ask The Blind Person… It’s Okay
This was originally posted on February 22, 2016 at 9:00 PM on Blogger. *** On Saturday, I was going to hang out with some friends after music school. But I’d arrived at our meeting point earlier than the other two (it took them an HOUR […]