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Loving A Gay Friend
seanessay.com They say “loving someone gives you courage,” but I was scared. It was Calgary, 1987. I was in the student union building, standing restless, screwing up my courage to go down the hall to a room where the Gay Student Society was about to have their weekly meeting. I was scared to be seen […]
Old Age and Wisdom
seanessay.com If old age brings wisdom, then how might that be so? I remember years ago, in my callow, less-organized years, when I would stand at a bus stop having missed a bus for something I thought I very much wanted to attend. Oh no! Gloom, despair! And after a while, I would remember a […]
The Gentle Risky Sounds of Disability
seanessay.com In my field of “community disabilities,” I once attended an afternoon workshop on “How to Pick a Candidate” for a rehabilitation team. Mostly we learned to look at our existing team, and then hire someone who would offer complementary skills. At the end, as we were winding down, we talked of hiring practises that […]