Thank you, Richard Grinker, for setting the record straight. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Some Beautiful Mystery news. My book's launch date is coming up fast, and Shared Adventures is helping Millie and me throw a party! The wonderful authors Dena Taylor and Becky Taylor are joining us. Love to see you if you’re going to be in Santa Cruz. sharedadventures.org/beautiful-my...

My book is ready to ship! Thanks so much to everyone who preordered -- I'd love to have an audio version for Millie (who loves listening), and this is helping. The discount code still works: E25RTHFD. So grateful to everyone who has helped us along the way. www.dukeupress.edu/beautiful-my...

I’m a Proud Conservative. My Disabled Son Needs Medicaid to Live. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...

My good friend, the amazing Dagmar Herzog, is launching her new book! www.e-flux.com/events/67832...

"places to stay"

Coming in November! Excited to talk about my book in one of my favorite bookstores with one of my favorite people. www.semcoop.com/event/danily...

Some coverage for the piece I wrote; really grateful to see these issues get some coverage. www.rawstory.com/trump-bill-2...

Salon published my piece on the Big Horrid Bill today. So good to have an outlet for my rage. www.salon.com/2025/07/29/t...

This symposium special issue was a long time coming -- thanks to Donna Auston, Kathryn Derfler, and the organizers, Gustav Peebles, Rick McGahey, Teresa Ghiraducci for their brilliant work. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Free samples of Beautiful Mystery! My preface and introduction have just been posted. Thanks for passing along the link. And feel free to share the discount code for pre-orders: E25RTHFD. I'm excited and grateful to see my book making its way into the world. dukeupress.edu/beautiful-my...

And check out Anand's piece in the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Honored to share a platform with Ashanté Reese and Anand Pandian to discuss Anand's fantastic new book. sarweb.org/date/book-ta...

Just finished There Is No Place for Us, and I had to stop for a minute to breathe. Such a beautiful, necessary book. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645871...

New blog from me at @motherjones.com: 25 people were arrested today during a Congressional hearing while protesting Medicaid cuts. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

My book is on sale! You can pre-order Beautiful Mystery with this code -- E25RTHFD -- and get 30% off. All royalties go to cover the cost of publishing emerging authors. And pre-orders increase the chances of getting an audio version. Thanks for helping! www.dukeupress.edu/beautiful-my...

My multiply disabled 24-year-old daughter, who does not have autism but is living RFK’s nightmare, will never pay taxes, never hold a job, never play baseball, never write a poem, never go on a date, and never use a toilet unassisted. youtu.be/Q0vl19yMhcs?...

My book has a cover! Coming from Duke University Press on September 30, 2025. Thanks to Faye Ginsburg and Tanya Luhrmann for the lovely endorsements. dukeupress.edu/beautiful-my...

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u... The next front in the assault on the social worlds of disabled people like my daughter. #handsoffdisabilityworlds

Really important opinion essay in today's NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...

Check out Andrew Leland's important essay on disability politics in the age of Trump. www.truthdig.com/articles/how...

"Denying someone coverage may seem like a far cry from actual murder. But people die." A must-read by @danilynrutherford.bsky.social on the calculated, life-endangering cruelty of Medicaid work requirements:

America's workers are not "falling" into homelessness. They're being pushed. My essay for @nytopinion.nytimes.com:

They are counting on dropping lots of poor and disabled people - that’s the strategy for cutting costs.

My piece in Time, out today! time.com/7260543/medi...

For anyone who doesn’t know me, I’m an anthropologist, author, and supporter of other scholars’ work. Lately I’ve been writing about disability, mystery, kinship, care, politics, and communication.

Super excited to be part of this operation! Will this be the space for people who never post to try posting? Guess I’ll find out! In any case it will be fun to see what everyone is thinking about these days.