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I’m a playwright. I’m actually a great many things. I’m a media spokesperson for a political party in the UK. I’m an actor. I’m an immigrant. I’m American. I’m a feminist. I’m an aviation consultant. I’m a small business owner. I’m working on my first novel, a television pilot, and a little play for a… Read the full article »

It is without a doubt a sign a privilege when someone can write a blog post and, five years later, claim ‘that’s not what I meant.’ And yet, that is exactly what Toby Young did last night after being appointed to the board of the governments Office of Students. For over five years the post… Read the full article »

A common adage in the disability world is ‘lightening doesn’t strike the same place twice.’ Those of us whole have spent the majority of our lives living with a disability cleave to this as a talisman, we have seen the worst, what else can happen. ‘Lightening doesn’t strike the same place twice,’ was what my… Read the full article »

They told me not to be political, Because the days of struggle and inequality were long past, Relegated to the dusty, brittle pages of history books, The roles of heroes already assigned, the bit parts already taken, The script had gone to print and there was nothing left to say. Maybe if I was lucky,… Read the full article »

For the past nine months I’ve had the same black and white image on my desk. It’s a woman with Down-syndrome embracing a large sculpture. Eyes closed, face buried, she nuzzles the layers of thick fabric wrapped in such a way that the piece looks like an ancient totem, deep, rich, and full of power.… Read the full article »

It seemed simple enough. After asking my producers several times if they were satisfied with my work enough to allow me to send an invoice, I now demanded payment. The producers were livid I would expect my contract to be upheld.  The multi page chastisement made two things very clear. First, I was, as far… Read the full article »