Posts – Wheels On Down the Road

Wheels On Down the Road

Life & Perspective

Half a Driving Assessment: Competent, Curious, and a Little Nervous

I’ve wanted to drive since I was 15. This week I finally sat down for my driving assessment, and I got halfway. I passed the cognitive portion, but hand controls that weren’t a good fit and a transfer I’m not… Read more →

10/26/26
Disability Rights & Advocacy, Life & Perspective

Running on Fumes: Solo Home Edition

Jason is away for two weeks, and I’m running the house on my own: the pets, the laundry, the trash, and a full-time job. None of it is hard on its own. But when every chore costs a little extra… Read more →

10/18/26
Disability Rights & Advocacy, Life & Perspective

RJ Mitte, and What We Don’t See

Content note: This post talks about suicide and suicidal thoughts, including my own experience. If that’s not where you are today, save it for another time. No pressure. If you need support right now: If you’re in immediate danger, call 911.… Read more →

10/14/26
Disability Rights & Advocacy, Life & Perspective

Apartment Hunting While Disabled: The Real Barriers

There’s no checkbox on any apartment listing that says “wheelchair accessible.” After 17 years in the same unit, I’m facing a lease renewal and realizing just how small the circle gets when accessibility, cost, location, and parking all have to… Read more →

08/26/26
Life & Perspective

The Rain That Wouldn’t Stop

August 18 has come again. For some people, that is just a date on the calendar. For me, it is the moment my world changed. This post lives honestly in the space of grief, so if that’s not where you… Read more →

08/18/26
Life & Perspective

An Adventure in Getting Home

The commute home was an adventure, and it started before I even left work. Paper Over the Button Just this morning, my office installed an automatic door, so all I have to do is push a button to get in… Read more →

08/13/26
Life & Perspective, Poems

Dads

Father’s Day has a way of making you think. Not just about the dad you have, but about all the different shapes a dad can take. This one’s for the complicated relationships, the quiet love, and the empty chairs. Read more →

06/21/26
Disability Rights & Advocacy, Life & Perspective

Why Can’t Pants Just Fit?

A size should be a size. Every brand, every year, every time. So why isn’t it? On shopping in the boys department as an adult wheelchair user, keeping a reference chart just to buy pants, and why clothing sizing is… Read more →

06/06/26
Life & Perspective, Off the Beaten Path

The Song You Didn’t Hear

There’s a particular kind of magic that lives inside the best songs. Not the kind you notice right away. The kind that waits. I’ve been thinking about what it means when a song holds two truths at once, and what… Read more →

05/31/26
Life & Perspective

Watching Shrimp Videos and Doing the Math

I’m back in the YouTube rabbit hole of shrimp tanks. Five years ago I kept fish and shrimp, and eventually the cleaning got to be too much. Now I’m doing the same quiet math I do with every hobby and… Read more →

05/23/26

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