Another day, another reminder of why disability inclusion matters. I have spent my entire life navigating a world that wasn’t exactly designed for someone like me. At 2’7″, with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type III, I use an electric wheelchair and have some pretty significant physical limitations. But I’ve also spent 37 years figuring out how to […]
After our incredible night at WYES Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana Through Wild Eyes was officially on the move again. Our next stop was Twin Steeples Creative Arts Center in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, a place that both Dave and I already knew well. We had each exhibited there previously, just never together. This time, we were bringing Louisiana Through […]
If Eunice was our practice run, New Orleans was the night Louisiana Through Wild Eyes really took off. Dave and I knew from the beginning that we wanted to bring the exhibition to New Orleans. We both live here, so having a hometown show was important to us. Finding somewhere to have it was another story. Finding […]
UPDATE: September 24, 2026 I have a very happy update to this story! Today, the restaurant reached out to me. They apologized profusely for what happened, thanked me for bringing the accessibility issue to their attention and, best of all, they bought the ramps! I cannot tell you how excited that makes me. When I originally […]
When I first went to college, I was convinced that I was going to become a fine artist. Art had always been a huge part of my life, and pursuing a degree in fine art seemed like the obvious path. I enrolled as a Fine Arts major at Loyola University New Orleans and spent my […]
When my dentist drills into a tooth, I don’t feel a thing. The only time I feel pain is if something touches my gums—because that’s where the nerves are. But the teeth themselves? Totally sensation-free.
This week marks twenty years since Hurricane Katrina changed New Orleans and the Gulf South forever. If you live here, you know the news has been filled with remembrance pieces, footage, and commentary. For many of us who lived it, reliving those days isn’t easy. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write this. But […]
Today I want to share one of my fondest memories: the first time I met Sugarland. If you know me, you know I’m a huge Sugarland fan. Let’s rewind to when I was about 23. I recently became friends with a fellow superfan named Christy—we actually met while stalking Sugarland at Jazz Fest. Yep, that’s how it started: two […]
Last night was supposed to be a fun, music-filled evening with a good friend—one of those nights you look forward to for weeks. Instead, I left the IP Casino in Biloxi feeling frustrated, hurt, and frankly, a little stunned by how things played out. Discrimination will do that to you. My friend and I had […]
“Can You Train Your Own Service Dog?” Today I have the pleasure of sitting down with Ann Becnel of Ann Becnel Companion Dogs, LLC to talk about all things service dog related. Ann has over twenty years of service dog training experience, and she helped me train my own first service dog, Lexie, many years […]
