Tag: Carey Scheer

  • #614 it’s not me it’s you

    #614 it’s not me it’s you

    What do you think I look like? Is that a weird question? Probably. But I do have a point, stay with me.  In a perfect world we’re all moving away from judging a book by its cover, I don’t think we can say we’ve achieved this quite yet.   This idea is unpacked in our stories…

  • #597 Great Expectations

    #597 Great Expectations

    This week, stories about the burden of expectations and the triumph of defying them. The Burden of Low Expectations In our first story, Esther navigates different cultural expectations of disability when she migrates to Australia via Uganda and Sudan. Content Warning: A note that this story contains examples of discriminatory attitudes towards disability. This story…

  • #473 At The Tip Of My Tongue

    #473 At The Tip Of My Tongue

    Have you ever tried writing a bio with one sentence? Sometimes it can be tricky to find the right word to describe yourself. This week, we’re sharing two stories about languages, identity and home.

  • #457 Are You Listening?

    #457 Are You Listening?

    We can never really understand how somebody wishes to be seen and understood in the world unless we listen.

  • #428 Essential Services

    #428 Essential Services

    Far from being “all in this together,” we’ve seen the pandemic highlight social inequality in our communities.

  • #414 Up In The Air

    #414 Up In The Air

    Things are not okay. Everything seems up in the air.

  • #411 Discomfort Zone

    #411 Discomfort Zone

    Travelling to India alone and getting naked in front of (platonic) friends: these are the ways people overcame the things holding them back, and found the freedom that comes from that.

  • #414 Up In The Air

    #414 Up In The Air

    Things are not okay. Everything seems up in the air.

  • #411 Discomfort Zone

    #411 Discomfort Zone

    Travelling to India alone and getting naked in front of (platonic) friends: these are the ways people overcame the things holding them back, and found the freedom that comes from that.

  • #297 Picking up the pieces

    #297 Picking up the pieces

    Stephen hasn’t seen his high school girlfriend in nearly 30 years. Things didn’t end so well when they were teenagers, but suddenly he has the opportunity to reconnect with her. The only thing is something has changed in Stephen, something very big, and he’s not sure if his high school sweetheart is ready to find…