The Fading Of The Scars

In the aftermath of nearly crossing paths with serial killer John Wayne Gacy, the author of the Fading of the Scars felt a spiritual urging to write a novel.

In the aftermath of nearly crossing paths with serial killer John Wayne Gacy, the author of the Fading of the Scars felt a spiritual urging to write a novel.

Uncovering stories about disability history and life, OToole shares her firsthand account of some of the most dramatic events in Disability History, and gives voice to those too often yet left out. From the 504 Sit-in and the founding of the Center for Independent Living in Berkeley, to the Disability Forum at the International Woman's Conference in Beijing; through dancing, sports, queer disability organizing and being a disabled parent, OToole explores her own and the disability community's power and privilege with humor, insight and honest observations. "Corbett Joan OToole's Fading Scars: My Queer Disabled History is like a song-an anthem, a lullaby, a ballad, a love lyric and a chant all at once. This book of essays chronicles one person's life, but also the 40 years that disability rights and disability justice shaped American history. Its first-person accounts of historical events, fierce focus on disabled identities, and consistently accessible language and structure make it unusual-perhaps even unique-among disability memoirs. Bursting with ideas, stories, and arguments, Fading Scars is a book in which experience accrues into knowledge and emerges through the written word as wisdom. Fading Scars combines razor-sharp organization with passages of lyrical beauty. It establishes a new standard, perhaps even the beginning of a new aesthetic, for disability writing." - Margaret Price, author ofMad at School: Rhetorics of Mental Disability and Academic Life. "Illuminating disability history with clear and funny stories, this book builds a home where those of us who have lived on the sidelines can seek shelter." - Naomi Ortiz, Writer, Artist and Disability Justice Activist "Fading Scars is a must read for those interested in disability community, activism, and scholarship." - Kim Nielsen, author of A Disability History of the United States (ReVisioning American History)"

Have you previously or are you currently going through something traumatic? Do you have a friend who is going through a traumatic event? "Fading Scars" was written to help you or someone you care about cope with what has happened. This book also provides your support system with suggestions on how to help you heal from whatever you are going through. Through reading this book, you will understand what a "tribe" is and what "prayer warriors" are. You will learn how to let these encouraging people into your life. Furthermore, you will discover whether you are part of a tribe or if you are a prayer warrior. This book presents real life experiences and discusses how a traumatic event can make people react in different ways. It is a reminder that God is always with you, even though you might feel abandoned or forgotten. Through reading this book, you will feel inspired and realize who is in your tribe and who your prayer warriors are. It is the author's prayer that this book gives you strength to endure whatever it is you are going through.

survivor, a career career-focused woman in society, an example for every victim who suffers from traumas. A girl who is totally not at all interested in love or marriage and hates humansmankind to the core. Her entire outlookpinion changes when she meets Kavin, who joins her office under her team. Kavin is a happy go lucky guy who is a symbol of laziness, who dreams of becoming a film director. Take a chance to meet strict Sandy and, cool Catherine— – two amazing friends of Kavin. Wand will they help to write a poem in his life? The only common point between Nethra and Kavin is… Nethra: I don’t trust any human. I like basketball. Kavin: I am the captain of my college’s basketball team. The entire world suffers from the darker side of lust, and trust is the dangerous game. Can love heal the permanent scar which is hard to forget?

"I'm scared and scarred but I’ve survived" Tom Wilson was raised in the rough-and-tumble world of Hamilton—Steeltown— in the company of World War II vets, factory workers, fall-guy wrestlers and the deeply guarded secrets kept by his parents, Bunny and George. For decades Tom carved out a life for himself in shadows. He built an international music career and became a father, he battled demons and addiction, and he waited, hoping for the lies to cease and the truth to emerge. It would. And when it did, it would sweep up the St. Lawrence River to the Mohawk reserves of Quebec, on to the heights of the Manhattan skyline. With a rare gift for storytelling and an astonishing story to tell, Tom writes with unflinching honesty and extraordinary compassion about his search for the truth. It's a story about scars, about the ones that hurt us, and the ones that make us who we are. From Beautiful Scars: Even as a kid my existence as the son of Bunny and George Wilson seemed far-fetched to me. When I went over it in my head, none of it added up. The other kids on East 36th Street in Hamilton used to tell me stories of their mothers being pregnant and their newborn siblings coming home from the hospital. Nobody ever talked about Bunny's and my return from the hospital. In my mind my birth was like the nativity, only with gnarly dogs and dirty snow and a chipped picket fence and old blind people with short tempers and dim lights, ashtrays full of Export Plain cigarette butts and bottles of rum. Once, when I was about four, I asked Bunny, "How come I don't look anything like you and George? How come you are old and the other moms are young?" "There are secrets I know about you that I’ll take to my grave," she responded. And that pretty well finished that. Bunny built up a wall to protect her secrets, and as a result I built a wall to protect myself.

"you were water I was fire doused you filled me with laughter I was left calloused you took the hammer I on the walls plastered" A collection of almost 50 poems about heartbreak, love, loss, moving on and finding oneself. They say that time heals, but some scars on your heart may hurt more and take more time than others to heal. Fading Scars poems provide space for feelings to run free and ease the mind.