![[left] An illustration of a child facing the right with neck-length, matted brown hair, standing in front of a faded yellow sun that encircles the profile of the child's face. The child is wearing a burgundy tank top which is partially covered by tall red grass that also covers the bottom of the illustration all the way up to the child's chest. The child's face is hidden behind the mask of another face resembling an adult Hari Ziyad with facial hair and their eyes closed, and there is an outgrowth of dandelions between the two faces. There is an orange butterfly flying to the left of the child's hair and a yellow butterfly flying in front of the hair, and everything is drawn over a pink background. In small cursive white letters above the sun are the words "a memoir," and in white block letters over the child's face are the words "BLACK BOY OUT OF TIME." At the bottom over the red grass are smaller white block letters reading, "HARI ZIYAD." [right] Hari Ziyad, a Black person with a bald head and short facial hair, stands in front of a dark grey background looking into the camera with a slight smile. They are shown from the shoulders up wearing a black knitted sweater, with a black circular earring in their left ear. Photo by Brandon Nick](png/hari-twitterda49.png)
Interview with Hari Ziyad
Interview with Hari Ziyad Please tell me a little about yourself! I am a storyteller from Cleveland, Ohio, currently living in Brooklyn, New York. I come from a blended … Continue Reading Interview with Hari Ziyad
Q&A with Ingrid Tischer
Below is a conversation I had with my friend Ingrid Tischer on February 20, 2021. Ingrid is one of the first close friends I made when I moved to San … Continue Reading Q&A with Ingrid Tischer
![Meme showing two images: [left] a scene from the Real Housewives Bravo tv show of a blond woman with her mouth wide open and hand pointing in accusatory rage with her friend by her side, another housewife with long brown hair. Text beneath: VACCINE PRIORITIZATION BY STATE. [right] a white cat sitting at a dining table with its ears flattened in irritation. A plate of cooked green vegetables is in front of the cat. Text beneath: HIGH RISK PEOPLE TRYING TO GET APPOINTMENTS](jpg/4zpd6k4d44.jpg)
Vaccine Equity Memes
I faced some ups and downs lately with my search for a vaccine appointment as a high-risk person under 65. There are many others in California and everywhere in the … Continue Reading Vaccine Equity Memes
2/24 Statement Regarding State Policy on Vaccination of People with High-Risk Conditions
Statement Regarding State Policy on Vaccination of People with High-Risk Conditions We are very happy to see that the State of California shared a plan on February 12 to vaccinate … Continue Reading 2/24 Statement Regarding State Policy on Vaccination of People with High-Risk Conditions
Q&A with Tory Cross
Social media can be trash but it’s not *all* trash. I learn so much from people I follow on Twitter such as Tory Cross. Here is an interview with Tory … Continue Reading Q&A with Tory Cross
Q&A with Sabrina Epstein
This has been a weird start to 2021, speaking for myself at least. As if surviving during a pandemic wasn’t challenging enough, high-risk people all over the US and globally … Continue Reading Q&A with Sabrina Epstein
2021 Vaccine Valentines
On January 25, 2021, Governor Newsom announced the elimination of the Phase 1C priority group for COVID-19 vaccination in favor of an age-based approach in California. I created the hashtag … Continue Reading 2021 Vaccine Valentines
A Boy Like Me
A Boy Like Me Hari Srinivasan One morning in late November 2020, I woke up to find that my rather modest twitter account had somehow gained around 1500 followers … Continue Reading A Boy Like Me
Q&A with Rebecca Lamorte
A few months ago I read a great piece by Rebecca Lamorte in Teen Vogue about how she became involved in politics. As a co-partner in #CripTheVote, an online campaign … Continue Reading Q&A with Rebecca Lamorte
![[left] A photo of Jamison Hill, a young white man with an almost clean-shaven head with expressive blue eyes. He is looking away from the camera, slightly to the right and wearing a light blue, long-sleeved button down shirt. He is smiling. [right] Light blue book cover with white text that reads, WHEN FORCE MEETS FATE. In the middle is an image of a hospital ID bracelet with text, “A mission to solve an invisible illness.” At the top, “A riveting true-life story” - AJ Baime, New York Times bestselling author of The Arsenal of Democracy. At the bottom: JAMISON HILL, Foreword by Stephanie Land, New York Times bestselling author of Maid.](png/jamison-twitterda49.png)
Q&A with Jamison Hill
Jamison Hill is a contributor to my anthology, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century (Vintage Books) and I was delighted to interview him about his new memoir which … Continue Reading Q&A with Jamison Hill
Q&A with Ligia Andrade Zúñiga
All politics are local, right? All over the United States, more disabled people are running for office and winning. Here is my interview with Ligia Andrade Zúñiga about her campaign … Continue Reading Q&A with Ligia Andrade Zúñiga
DVP 2020: Year in Review
Hello comrades! I looked at my 2019 year in review and it felt like those events occurred eons ago. 2020 has been ROUGH for people all over the world. We … Continue Reading DVP 2020: Year in Review
![[left] Andres "Jay” Molina, a Dominican man with a goatee and reading glasses perched on top of his head, sits in a wheelchair outside on a sunny day. There is grass and water in the background. He wears a light blue T-shirt and looks straight into the camera with a serious expression. Photo credit: Elias Williams [right] Alexis Neophytides, a white woman with long dark hair, sits inside in front of a window. She is wearing a long sleeved black shirt and smiles softly at the camera.](png/jay-and-alexda49.png)
Q&A with Andres “Jay” Molina and Alexis Neophytides
Even with the COVID-19 vaccine arriving in the United States this December, millions have been infected and approximately 356,000 people have died this year according to The New York Times … Continue Reading Q&A with Andres “Jay” Molina and Alexis Neophytides
![[Left] Book cover primarily in blues and reds, and it’s a detail of a larger piece of a blue self-portrait. In the full piece, you see an x-ray hanging from sort of a clothesline, and it’s an x-ray of my spine. And there are feathers falling around the x-ray. And I’m hidden, my head is hidden behind the x-ray, but you can see my body with my arms crossed in kind of a stoic, I guess, position. And for the book cover, we cropped so that it’s mainly part of that half of the x-ray and part of my body. So, it’s a close-up, but the entire image is inside the book. Below in large letters is the title of the book “Golem Girl: A Memoir,” and “Riva Lehrer.” [Right] Artist Riva Lehrer, an older white Jewish woman with white hair streaked with red. She is standing against a translucent glass window wearing a sleeveless v-neck black tank and pants. She has a silver necklace, dangly earrings, and glasses on. Her hands are collapsed in front of her torso. Photo credit: Nathan Keay](png/riva-twitterda49.png)
Q&A with Riva Lehrer
This pandemic has been difficult and frustrating for everyone and one bright spot of my year was sitting for a portrait by Riva Lehrer, a disabled artist I followed for … Continue Reading Q&A with Riva Lehrer
Q&A with Eiko Kimura 木村英子様との質疑応答
Q&A with Eiko Kimura, disabled politician and Upper House member of The Diet in Japan 重度の障害を持つ日本の政治家、れいわ新選組所属の参議院議員、木村英子様との質疑応答。 Disabled people all over the world are engaged politically and making a difference. I … Continue Reading Q&A with Eiko Kimura 木村英子様との質疑応答
Ode to A Spit Cup
Below is a short excerpt of an essay I wrote that is part of an anthology edited by Kelly Jensen available now by Workman Publishing, Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore … Continue Reading Ode to A Spit Cup