Terry Corcoran

A starving artist, but rich in life. Poet, essayist, social activist, sports fan, tomboy. Invisibly disabled. Working in non-profit sector. Former teacher's aide, salesperson, marketer, singer, dancer. Dabble in arts. Book addict. Always looking for ways to live more kindly and spread understanding.
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  • Kite Flying in a Tornado
    3/20/2012
    storms are both majestic and simple. Just... enjoy
  • Storm of Armour
    3/20/2012
    what you choose to overcome matters. How you choose to be inspired, doesn't.
  • The Silence
    3/20/2012
    post 9/11
  • Waiting for Spring
    3/1/2012
    waiting for spring of the soul
  • Mosaic
    2/29/2012
    We build ourselves over time, through experience, and changing perspective. And we can only hope that the core remains true.
  • What is Poverty
    7/16/2011
    Having a chronic illness can feel... smothering, lonely. We press our noses to the window, wishing, looking for things we can't have. But we have more than we realise. And sometimes it takes a misbehaving wheelchair to drive me message home.
  • I Am Running Out of Toothpaste
    7/16/2011
    (corrected version) part of what we do to show the world our "good" side...
  • Dignity
    7/16/2011
    visiting a friend in hospital, humbled by the dignity and patience of patients...
  • Conversations with My Leg - Retort
    7/16/2011
    And the "bad" leg answers back - handicapped - deal with it!
  • Conversations with My Leg
    7/16/2011
    frustrations from living with a disability - remembering what my body used to do, and trying to get my bad leg to remember what it's SUPPOSED to do.
  • Turtle Shell
    7/16/2011
    I once had dreams of changing the world - but the world has changed me...
  • Impatience
    7/16/2011
    waiting
  • I Am Runing Out of Toothpaste
    7/16/2011
    just past of what we do to show the world a good side...
  • My Father's Voice
    7/1/2011
    I was 19 when I lost my dad - and until then I thought I was all grown up. But I continue to learn from him every day. His voice resonates in my soul
  • Meteor Showers
    6/13/2011
    lying in a city park at midnight, a personal fireworks show.
  • Weekend Getaway
    6/13/2011
    redefining the staycation.
  • Batting Practice
    6/13/2011
    We love baseball for its own narrative, but also as a metaphor
  • Words with My Father
    6/8/2011
    Our dads gift us with lessons we may not acknowledge until much later. My father's greatest gift to me was language. Words are the shells of meaning - and he taught me to seek the truth inside each word and share the joy.
  • You're Not a Sphinx
    6/1/2011
    We all appreciate advice, feedback, and a sympathetic listener. But really - it would help if the feedback were simple!

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