oppression

November 30, 2025

Narratives, Pacing, and Conundrum of Ableism

Crossposted to Comradery The day starts cold, the wind brisk, and the pain I feel simmers at the usual 5 out of 10 pain scale. It is rare for it to drop below 5, even with pain meds like Tynelol, but after awhile, the body grows accustomed to the pain, making it an annoying background Continue reading

activism, Author, disability, Labor

accountability, biases, building community, chronic-illness, communication, disability, disability justice, disabled, empathy building, health, labor history, mental health, narratives, oppression, stereotypes
April 24, 2021

We Are the Fire

We Are the Fire By Aidan Zingler Words pull push, agitate, infuriateI’m the fury of the world not seen.I beg, I cajole, I reason, I askI’m the pain of the dead not seen.Time is running out, time is running Black Lives burn bright and extinguish, Stars howl their sorrow at their lossDisabled flames smolder and Continue reading

Author, disability, Feminism, Poetry, Race, transgender, Writing

Abolition, anti-racism, creation, Disabled Lives Matter, feminism, justice, Movements, oppression, poetry, Race, social justice
August 28, 2016

Contemplation on Hope

In a volatile world that rips and throbs with oppressive practices, tying us all into tangled amalgamates of despair, we toss a rock into the pool of hope, the ripples pushing outward and molecules — bumping and pulling against one another — destabilizes the roots of harmful systems. Each of us a converging stream Continue reading

Author, Poetry, Writing

hope, humanity, liberation, life, oppression, poetry

oppression

Narratives, Pacing, and Conundrum of Ableism

We Are the Fire

Contemplation on Hope