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What IS good? Is it what’s true? Correct? What does it mean to BE good? It sucks that I’m still figuring this out…

May 4, 2025

This is 40?

I completed my 40th year on planet earth in November and it’s much more underwhelming than I expected. It’s been so uneventful in terms of simply an age that I haven’t even really felt called to write about it, I just feel pressured by my own presuppositions. Why did I think 40 was going to…

by Maggie Winston

March 6, 2024

Online Dating – Why Am I Doing This?

In a world where everything is at your fingertips, but you’re a person that doesn’t have conscious control over your fingertips, you might feel prone to feel extra sorry for yourself… especially when it comes to apps and online dating. There is so much information on the internet around online dating, and just dating in…

by Maggie Winston

July 10, 2023

Aliens, Sick New World & A Near Death Experience on Mother’s Day

I very recently got back from the best and most glorious vacation I’ve ever been on. I left Alaska with three of my closest friends. We landed in the hot Las Vegas desert, picked up a big beefy truck and a toy hauler camper, which accommodated my power wheelchair, and set off for Rachel, Nevada……

by Maggie Winston

June 12, 2023

Judy

Judy Heumann passed away on Saturday, March 4 and was buried this morning. She was an absolutely incredible human being and such a fierce advocate for the disability community. Judy not only paved the way for me to have a successful career, but also paved the way for me to be able to successfully fight…

by Maggie Winston

March 8, 2023

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Turning Over A New Leaf

I’ve probably heard this phrase a billion times, and always assumed that it had to do with fall and winter weather change… like falling dead leaves and then in the spring new leaves are grown, and so it’s like a process of turning over a new leaf, and its cyclical and never ending… Right? Except…

by Maggie Winston

November 13, 2022

Maggie’s Moral & Philosophical Lesson of the Day…

by Maggie Winston

August 25, 2022

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Disability Pride

“Of course, the reality is a middle ground, where disability is both a beautiful part of my identity and culture, and the most difficult part of my life. I’m always open about this complexity on public platforms. But even that honestly sometimes feels like I’m putting on a show, like I have to perform being…

by Maggie Winston

July 20, 2022

Vulnerability

“People who wade into discomfort and vulnerability and tell the truth about their stories are the real bad asses.” -Brene Brown It’s probably confirmation bias, but this quote stuck out to me, so I share some insights and take some time to become…dun dun dun… Vulnerable.

by Maggie Winston

February 14, 2022

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Surfing

There’s something about surfing that is so… romantic. It’s been idolized in about a billion songs throughout the last century, plus movies, media etc., all project this fun and lighthearted kind of romanticized image of surfing. It’s always really appealed to me… or maybe it’s just surfer dudes, honestly… because I mean, surfers are fucking…

by Maggie Winston

February 11, 2022

When Music Time Warps You…

And suddenly I’m back in 2004… and then in 2009. I’ve spent the evening alone listening to Evanescence, who carried me through many a heartbreak. Although, I still cannot listen to ”Bring Me to Life” or “My Immortal”… that song fucked me up so bad when me and Scott broke up… One of the million…

by Maggie Winston

December 5, 2021

Unicorns

I talk with my girlfriends about dudes… A lot. I feel pretty lucky to have a solid group of women around me with a lot of different perspectives. However, it really seems like at this point in my life, it’s only women that are being choosy regarding sex. Will most guys literally fuck anyone they…

by Maggie Winston

December 5, 2021

Healing Work

I discovered these two Journal entries when going through my old shit: It’s amazing to me that I wrote this on Halloween, and I just spent Halloween weekend with my mom… as my caregiver. I was really nervous about going for a whole weekend without a dedicated staff person. My family filled me with so…

by Maggie Winston

December 5, 2021

I’m So Sorry You Suffered

I just finished reading every bit of poetry, every journal entry, and looked at every little doodle from about 1997 through 2002. I was a sad, broken, fucked up little girl. I hated everyone and I felt so lonely. I’m so exhausted from going through her pain again… but it needs to be honored. She…

by Maggie Winston

December 5, 2021

Staring Up At The Stars

I started writing when I was like six or seven years old… basically as soon as I learned to write, I began expressing myself through a journal. I can remember writing song lyrics and reading them to my mom when I was like in second grade. GOD I wish I had that writing still. However,…

by Maggie Winston

December 5, 2021

I’m Single?

It feels just as weird to say ”I’m single” as saying “I have a boyfriend” felt 6 years ago. I was so ready for a relationship. I was so ready to share my life and my kids and my friends and my house and myself. And I fucking did. So what is the fear here?…

by Maggie Winston

September 27, 2021

My Story

It’s weird to call this “my story” because I’m still in the process of writing my story. Like, I’m only 37… I have a lot of story left to experience and subsequently write about. But when people look at me it’s pretty obvious that I have a story to tell. I have a VERY visible…

by Maggie Winston

September 21, 2021