D. J. Reddall
Bio
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
Stories (305/0)
- Top Story - January 2024
Plot ArmorTop Story - January 2024
I just heard Dave Chappelle telling a tale that made the difference between dreamer and dream Perfectly clear, for he invited his listeners to recognize that, simultaneously, each of us is the author, narrator and protagonist of one story
By D. J. Reddall6 months ago in Poets
- Top Story - December 2023
Behold the Nerd
Let us suppose that identity is a matter of self-sameness, i.e., being who you appear to be. Given this definition, there are a few reasons why I resent the radical instability of my identity. Firstly, the fact that I am suffering from the effects of Multiple Sclerosis, which was diagnosed fifteen months ago, has changed how other humans comport themselves with respect—or the lack thereof—to me. This is especially obvious with regard to my employer, my boss (the two are distinct in the academic realm, which has interesting implications), my colleagues and my students. My handwriting has never been especially beautiful, but now it is often entirely unintelligible. My gait is odd. Perpetual tinnitus, a consequence of my first “flare,” makes me seem irritable and distracted. It will only get worse from here. I feel as though my internal reality is largely unchanged, but my external reality has been sliding toward insufferable. That, I resent.
By D. J. Reddall6 months ago in Confessions