Disability Arts, Crip Culture, and Comics Editor’s Note: This two-part interview was conducted and revised during several collaborative phases, beginning with our using the Zoom platform. (As she notes, Rachael Zubal-Ruggieri’s reference to her “background” was made in the context of our communicating via Zoom.) Ms. Zubal-Ruggieri (aka RZR) and I (the interviewer) utilized a… Continue Reading Interview with Rachael Zubal-Ruggieri
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Rachael A. Zubal-Ruggieri
Selections from the Micro Mutant Memoir Postcard Project Micro Mutant Memoir Postcard #9 Before streaming, smart phones, and gaming consoles, Columbia House was my frequent sidekick, and drowned in music, my mind could never stay quiet. The bones of birds gave me proof of life, but was I the living dead or the power girl… Continue Reading Rachael A. Zubal-Ruggieri
The Backwards Hand: A Memoir (Matt Lee)
Reviewed by Rachael A. Zubal-Ruggieri Content Warnings: Monsters, horror, eugenics, Nazism, homicide, graphic language that may be offensive to some readers “…A true story of the monster within us all.” (Book trailer for The Backwards Hand) As described on the publisher’s webpage, The Backwards Hand is a horror-themed memoir that “…interrogates what it… Continue Reading The Backwards Hand: A Memoir (Matt Lee)
Menewood (Nicola Griffith)
Reviewed by Rachael A. Zubal-Ruggieri Set in an era of warring kings, Menewood is a literary novel told primarily from the viewpoint of Hild (or Hilda of Whitby) whose narrative offers a rich, speculative history of seventh century Britain. Hild is a decidedly “different” young woman. She’s intelligent, willful, and her way of being in… Continue Reading Menewood (Nicola Griffith)
Spoon Knife 7: Transition (eds. Nick Walker and Mike Jung)
Reviewed by Rachael A. Zubal-Ruggieri Content Warning: Brief mention of the current political climate in the U.S. “Tales of transition and initiation, of life-changing encounters and moments of choice, of people who stumble into unexpected love or weird magic or designer lawn scams.” ~Autonomous Press description for Spoon Knife 7 After reading the above description… Continue Reading Spoon Knife 7: Transition (eds. Nick Walker and Mike Jung)
Volume 18, Issue 2s – Book Reviews and Review Essays Special Supplement – Spring 2025
Esteemed Readers: The Wordgathering team continues to receive many requests for book reviews. Consequently, we decided to create our second “book reviews and review essays special supplement.” Designated Volume 18, Issue 2s (“s” for “supplement”), aka Issue 68b, the Spring 2025 supplement includes 11 book reviews (two of which feature more than one text). The… Continue Reading Volume 18, Issue 2s – Book Reviews and Review Essays Special Supplement – Spring 2025
Poetry – Winter 2024-2025
Poetry in this issue: Sudikshaa Amar, Damascus Steel Paul Frederik Carlsen, A few months; My loyalty lies Diane Driedger, The Summer I Couldn’t Read Oz Hardwick, Neuroprocessing I: The Welcome Screen; Framing Allegra Marcell, Advocacy Is Jordana Qi, Grieving in the Nail Salon Nicholas S. Racheotes, A Way Station Sarah A. Shapiro, Thank God It’s… Continue Reading Poetry – Winter 2024-2025
Honoring and Celebrating Kathi Wolfe
This special section of Wordgathering, “Honoring and Celebrating Kathi Wolfe,” includes poetry by Michael Northen and Laureen Summers, a reflection by Sheila Black, and a list of Kathi’s Wordgathering contributions compiled by Michael Northen with assistance from Rachael Zubal-Ruggieri. Poem for Kathi by Laureen Summers For Kathi Wolfe by Michael Northen Kathi Wolfe by Sheila… Continue Reading Honoring and Celebrating Kathi Wolfe
Volume 18, Number 2 – Winter 2024-2025
Welcome to Wordgathering‘s Winter 2024-2025 issue—aka Issue 68a. As Editor-in-Chief, I am grateful for ongoing and outstanding collaborative support from my esteemed colleagues at Syracuse University, Patrick Williams, Dylan Mohr, and Steve Kuusisto. Thanks, too, to Dr. Kate Deibel for behind-the-scenes assistance to ensure and advance Wordgathering‘s accessibility and engagement. As we were getting ready… Continue Reading Volume 18, Number 2 – Winter 2024-2025
Gatherer’s Blog – Summer 2024
“Gatherer’s Blog” is an invited feature that provides emergent as well as seasoned writers with opportunities to reflect upon aspects of their own writing processes. Mutant Mother Missives & Musings: From a “Burning Question” to the Micro Mutant (Memoir) Postcard Project and Beyond Rachael A. Zubal-Ruggieri Micro Mutant Postcard #255 (listen to the poem, read… Continue Reading Gatherer’s Blog – Summer 2024