Two days ago our friend Ruth drove my Seeing Eye dog Luna and me to the Admiral At the Lake, a retirement community where I lead memoir-writing classes every Wednesday. I wasn’t there this time to lead a writing class, though: we were there to answer questions from third-graders who attend Goudy Elementary, a Public […]

Last December, Beth posted here about a couple of children’s books she wrote for a series on disabilities sponsored by Easterseals. She penned two of the books: “What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?” (2nd-5th grades) and “Service Dogs” (3rd grade). They turned out great and besides being distributed by Easterseals chapters and other agencies, […]

This Tuesday, April 11, I’ll be one of a group of people with different disabilities doing an accessibility review and walk-through of the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie, Illinois. It’s going to be a long day: the review and walk-through starts with an orientation at 9 a.m. followed by an explanation of the Accessibility Advisory […]

Safe & Sound blog readers have been asking me lately if the memoir-writing classes I lead are starting up again now, and, if so, “Will you start publishing essays by your students on your blog again, too? I always like those.” My answers? Yes, and yes! Today is the first of October, I’ll be leading […]

The original South Loop Neighbors Authors Night was cancelled due to a Chicago snowstorm, and the kind folks at Half Sour are welcoming us tonight. With covid numbers continuing to “retreat” now, we’re hoping more people will feel comfortable attending. I and three other local authors will make presentations starting at 7:00 p.m. The presentations will be […]