Lindsey Carmichael
@utarcher.bsky.social
Writer & Paralympic medalist. FD/MAS. She/her.
♿🏳️🌈
https://www.lindseycarmichael.com
📷 PFP credit to Ace Jones Taylor.
🧵 Cover credit to HGEmbroideryArt.
♿🏳️🌈
https://www.lindseycarmichael.com
📷 PFP credit to Ace Jones Taylor.
🧵 Cover credit to HGEmbroideryArt.
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Lindsey Carmichael
@utarcher.bsky.social
· Jul 30
Hi! I'm a nerdy queer writer w/ work in the anthology Traveling Light from Hugo-finalist podcast @worldbuildcast.bsky.social. A 2x Paralympian, I set a world record in 2004 & won a bronze medal in 2008. So far I'm the only US woman to win an Olympic or Paralympic archery medal in singles since 1996.
Sobbing. Not Alice. 💔
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Sobbing. Not Alice. 💔
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I got to chat with @harperkinsley.bsky.social about writing disability and the complexity of "overcoming" narratives 😁💖
Watch it here 👉 youtu.be/Jaklw1v1r_E?...
& let us know what you think!
#Disability #DisabledStories #Writer
Watch it here 👉 youtu.be/Jaklw1v1r_E?...
& let us know what you think!
#Disability #DisabledStories #Writer
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I got to chat with @harperkinsley.bsky.social about writing disability and the complexity of "overcoming" narratives 😁💖
Watch it here 👉 youtu.be/Jaklw1v1r_E?...
& let us know what you think!
#Disability #DisabledStories #Writer
Watch it here 👉 youtu.be/Jaklw1v1r_E?...
& let us know what you think!
#Disability #DisabledStories #Writer
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If you’re donating to a food bank, consider donating some respirators too!
Food banks will be overwhelmed and crowded.
Covid is still with us, still disabling and still killing.
Many folks are losing food assistance & healthcare.
A well fitted respirator can keep you healthy!
Food banks will be overwhelmed and crowded.
Covid is still with us, still disabling and still killing.
Many folks are losing food assistance & healthcare.
A well fitted respirator can keep you healthy!
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
If you’re donating to a food bank, consider donating some respirators too!
Food banks will be overwhelmed and crowded.
Covid is still with us, still disabling and still killing.
Many folks are losing food assistance & healthcare.
A well fitted respirator can keep you healthy!
Food banks will be overwhelmed and crowded.
Covid is still with us, still disabling and still killing.
Many folks are losing food assistance & healthcare.
A well fitted respirator can keep you healthy!
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Reading for awards? Wanna consider "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything"?
@locusmag.bsky.social said "fun & funny but doesn’t lose its bite, pushing readers to question why superheroes (are) more believable than achieving ...accommodations as a disabled person."
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
@locusmag.bsky.social said "fun & funny but doesn’t lose its bite, pushing readers to question why superheroes (are) more believable than achieving ...accommodations as a disabled person."
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Reading for awards? Wanna consider "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything"?
@locusmag.bsky.social said "fun & funny but doesn’t lose its bite, pushing readers to question why superheroes (are) more believable than achieving ...accommodations as a disabled person."
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
@locusmag.bsky.social said "fun & funny but doesn’t lose its bite, pushing readers to question why superheroes (are) more believable than achieving ...accommodations as a disabled person."
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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Wrote a bit about the history of deaf people in film for @pbs.org American Masters in honor of the new documentary about @marleematlin.bsky.social "Not Alone Anymore". Brava to Marlee and director Shoshannah Stern on a beautiful film. www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
How the portrayal of Deaf people in film has evolved over time | American Masters | PBS
March 30th, 1987—21-year-old Marlee Matlin, bespectacled and in a puff-sleeved purple gown, cautiously took the stage and changed the course of film
www.pbs.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Wrote a bit about the history of deaf people in film for @pbs.org American Masters in honor of the new documentary about @marleematlin.bsky.social "Not Alone Anymore". Brava to Marlee and director Shoshannah Stern on a beautiful film. www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
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Already said, but the DS9 episodes with the Bell Riots come to mind...
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Already said, but the DS9 episodes with the Bell Riots come to mind...
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A failing society is one that demands people starve in order to uphold arbitrary and socially constructed ideas of normalcy, value, and worth.
We need to reject the idea that anyone at all must work to "earn" the right to eat and live.
We need to reject the idea that anyone at all must work to "earn" the right to eat and live.
The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
The ones who aren’t working are children, the disabled, elderly & unpaid caregivers. They’re people who can’t work through no fault of their own.
No one "deserves" to starve:
The ones who aren’t working are children, the disabled, elderly & unpaid caregivers. They’re people who can’t work through no fault of their own.
No one "deserves" to starve:
No One "Deserves" to Starve
SNAP funding is set to expire at the end of the month, meaning 42 million Americans will go hungry. A large percentage of those on SNAP are disabled, and many won't be able to stand in a bread line.
www.disabledginger.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A failing society is one that demands people starve in order to uphold arbitrary and socially constructed ideas of normalcy, value, and worth.
We need to reject the idea that anyone at all must work to "earn" the right to eat and live.
We need to reject the idea that anyone at all must work to "earn" the right to eat and live.
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Many seem to think #disabled people "should just work", but they don't understand/care that:
1. Workplaces systemically discriminate against us
2. We're often paid less than the non-disabled
3. Accommodations that would enable us to work are often denied
and it makes me mad.
#DisabilityJustice
1. Workplaces systemically discriminate against us
2. We're often paid less than the non-disabled
3. Accommodations that would enable us to work are often denied
and it makes me mad.
#DisabilityJustice
October 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Many seem to think #disabled people "should just work", but they don't understand/care that:
1. Workplaces systemically discriminate against us
2. We're often paid less than the non-disabled
3. Accommodations that would enable us to work are often denied
and it makes me mad.
#DisabilityJustice
1. Workplaces systemically discriminate against us
2. We're often paid less than the non-disabled
3. Accommodations that would enable us to work are often denied
and it makes me mad.
#DisabilityJustice
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New story day!
"Phantom View" is about a son caretaking for his father, and discovering a blurry person in all their family photos that he has no memory of. The same figure is in all his dad's paintings--and the figure may be in the house with them right now.
"Phantom View" is about a son caretaking for his father, and discovering a blurry person in all their family photos that he has no memory of. The same figure is in all his dad's paintings--and the figure may be in the house with them right now.
Phantom View - Reactor
A disabled son care-taking for a disabled father try to understand the mysterious blur haunting them.
reactormag.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New story day!
"Phantom View" is about a son caretaking for his father, and discovering a blurry person in all their family photos that he has no memory of. The same figure is in all his dad's paintings--and the figure may be in the house with them right now.
"Phantom View" is about a son caretaking for his father, and discovering a blurry person in all their family photos that he has no memory of. The same figure is in all his dad's paintings--and the figure may be in the house with them right now.
One advantage of e-books I hadn't considered:
Is there any sweeter feeling than recommending a book to someone who downloads it and begins reading it *within the hour* and says "it's so good"?
Because hot damn, those are some happy freaking brain chemicals! ✨
Is there any sweeter feeling than recommending a book to someone who downloads it and begins reading it *within the hour* and says "it's so good"?
Because hot damn, those are some happy freaking brain chemicals! ✨
October 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
One advantage of e-books I hadn't considered:
Is there any sweeter feeling than recommending a book to someone who downloads it and begins reading it *within the hour* and says "it's so good"?
Because hot damn, those are some happy freaking brain chemicals! ✨
Is there any sweeter feeling than recommending a book to someone who downloads it and begins reading it *within the hour* and says "it's so good"?
Because hot damn, those are some happy freaking brain chemicals! ✨
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If you were at the No Kings events, please wear a mask for the next few days.
Covid is not over.
You can infect others before you feel symptomatic.
People are losing their healthcare. They’re losing their food assistance. They’re losing housing.
We need to protect each other.
Covid is not over.
You can infect others before you feel symptomatic.
People are losing their healthcare. They’re losing their food assistance. They’re losing housing.
We need to protect each other.
October 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
If you were at the No Kings events, please wear a mask for the next few days.
Covid is not over.
You can infect others before you feel symptomatic.
People are losing their healthcare. They’re losing their food assistance. They’re losing housing.
We need to protect each other.
Covid is not over.
You can infect others before you feel symptomatic.
People are losing their healthcare. They’re losing their food assistance. They’re losing housing.
We need to protect each other.
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If you can’t join a No Kings protest because you’re sick, disabled or it’s unsafe … please don’t feel guilty.
We can all contribute in our own way and not everyone can be boots on the ground.
Share posts. Attend virtual events. Trust that the community is fighting for you.
Survival is resistance.
We can all contribute in our own way and not everyone can be boots on the ground.
Share posts. Attend virtual events. Trust that the community is fighting for you.
Survival is resistance.
October 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
If you can’t join a No Kings protest because you’re sick, disabled or it’s unsafe … please don’t feel guilty.
We can all contribute in our own way and not everyone can be boots on the ground.
Share posts. Attend virtual events. Trust that the community is fighting for you.
Survival is resistance.
We can all contribute in our own way and not everyone can be boots on the ground.
Share posts. Attend virtual events. Trust that the community is fighting for you.
Survival is resistance.
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Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.
October 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.
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I say this with peace and love, but if you are contacting disabled people to do sensitivity readings and disability culture consults WITHOUT PAY, please rethink making that request.
I always try to be as helpful as I can be, but I need to eat! 🫣
We deserve to be paid for our labour 💖
I always try to be as helpful as I can be, but I need to eat! 🫣
We deserve to be paid for our labour 💖
October 15, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I say this with peace and love, but if you are contacting disabled people to do sensitivity readings and disability culture consults WITHOUT PAY, please rethink making that request.
I always try to be as helpful as I can be, but I need to eat! 🫣
We deserve to be paid for our labour 💖
I always try to be as helpful as I can be, but I need to eat! 🫣
We deserve to be paid for our labour 💖
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🧵A thread on observations I made while reading dystopian story submissions by disabled & chronically ill writers:
October 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🧵A thread on observations I made while reading dystopian story submissions by disabled & chronically ill writers:
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I want your empowering/supportive/disability justice messages, poems, and sentiments for the Disability in Dystopia Anthology!
I'm going to make them into art for the collection.
Submit a picture or typed message to dis-anthology@outlook.com 💌 from now until November 1st!
#books #disability
I'm going to make them into art for the collection.
Submit a picture or typed message to dis-anthology@outlook.com 💌 from now until November 1st!
#books #disability
October 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I want your empowering/supportive/disability justice messages, poems, and sentiments for the Disability in Dystopia Anthology!
I'm going to make them into art for the collection.
Submit a picture or typed message to dis-anthology@outlook.com 💌 from now until November 1st!
#books #disability
I'm going to make them into art for the collection.
Submit a picture or typed message to dis-anthology@outlook.com 💌 from now until November 1st!
#books #disability
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Reminder that September is National library card month, so you should totally go get a library card! Yes, they have books, but many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and more! Maybe it's time for a visit!
September 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reminder that September is National library card month, so you should totally go get a library card! Yes, they have books, but many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and more! Maybe it's time for a visit!
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There’s discourse on Twitter abt bedrotting & normies not understanding what bedrotting really is (unwashed sheets, don’t get out of bed to shower, etc). Reminds me how even if you & a normie experience depression, being alienated & disillusioned from society means your exp with it is very different
September 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
There’s discourse on Twitter abt bedrotting & normies not understanding what bedrotting really is (unwashed sheets, don’t get out of bed to shower, etc). Reminds me how even if you & a normie experience depression, being alienated & disillusioned from society means your exp with it is very different
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We know it’s not always practical or feasible to mask in all situations, so we recommend focusing on three places - grocery stores, healthcare settings, and mass transit - that will make the most difference for you and for others, especially those who are immuno-compromised.
#covid #covidisntover
#covid #covidisntover
August 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
We know it’s not always practical or feasible to mask in all situations, so we recommend focusing on three places - grocery stores, healthcare settings, and mass transit - that will make the most difference for you and for others, especially those who are immuno-compromised.
#covid #covidisntover
#covid #covidisntover
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Post by @meetjess.bsky.social earlier today:
"Wil Wheaton has been one of the last standing actors who consistently masked (along with his wife)...
Unfortunately he let his guard down at Comic Con, and now has his first ever infection."
OP: x.com/MeetJess/sta...
"Wil Wheaton has been one of the last standing actors who consistently masked (along with his wife)...
Unfortunately he let his guard down at Comic Con, and now has his first ever infection."
OP: x.com/MeetJess/sta...
September 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Post by @meetjess.bsky.social earlier today:
"Wil Wheaton has been one of the last standing actors who consistently masked (along with his wife)...
Unfortunately he let his guard down at Comic Con, and now has his first ever infection."
OP: x.com/MeetJess/sta...
"Wil Wheaton has been one of the last standing actors who consistently masked (along with his wife)...
Unfortunately he let his guard down at Comic Con, and now has his first ever infection."
OP: x.com/MeetJess/sta...
"The future is accessible." -Annie Segarra
Updating cover art w this amazing #embroidery artwork. Shared w permission, credit to HGEmbroideryArt! www.etsy.com/shop/HGEmbro... 🏳️🌈🧵
Based on a photo of me dancing in a wheelchair from my 2018 #HealingVisibly photo-essay project. #TheFutureIsAccessible
Updating cover art w this amazing #embroidery artwork. Shared w permission, credit to HGEmbroideryArt! www.etsy.com/shop/HGEmbro... 🏳️🌈🧵
Based on a photo of me dancing in a wheelchair from my 2018 #HealingVisibly photo-essay project. #TheFutureIsAccessible
September 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"The future is accessible." -Annie Segarra
Updating cover art w this amazing #embroidery artwork. Shared w permission, credit to HGEmbroideryArt! www.etsy.com/shop/HGEmbro... 🏳️🌈🧵
Based on a photo of me dancing in a wheelchair from my 2018 #HealingVisibly photo-essay project. #TheFutureIsAccessible
Updating cover art w this amazing #embroidery artwork. Shared w permission, credit to HGEmbroideryArt! www.etsy.com/shop/HGEmbro... 🏳️🌈🧵
Based on a photo of me dancing in a wheelchair from my 2018 #HealingVisibly photo-essay project. #TheFutureIsAccessible
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Whaddup everyone! Starting next Monday, I'll be hosting #Septopolis, a month-long prompt game for developing a setting for your stories or #TTRPG campaigns!
Wanna build something new? Wanna talk about one you've built? Then COME ON DOWN!
👇
🧵1/3
#WritingCommunity #Worldbuilding #WriteSky #WritingQ
Wanna build something new? Wanna talk about one you've built? Then COME ON DOWN!
👇
🧵1/3
#WritingCommunity #Worldbuilding #WriteSky #WritingQ
August 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Whaddup everyone! Starting next Monday, I'll be hosting #Septopolis, a month-long prompt game for developing a setting for your stories or #TTRPG campaigns!
Wanna build something new? Wanna talk about one you've built? Then COME ON DOWN!
👇
🧵1/3
#WritingCommunity #Worldbuilding #WriteSky #WritingQ
Wanna build something new? Wanna talk about one you've built? Then COME ON DOWN!
👇
🧵1/3
#WritingCommunity #Worldbuilding #WriteSky #WritingQ
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Really cannot overstate how powerful this essay is. My ears were ringing by the end of it
I’ll Laugh As You Bury Me: New Zealand, America and Cultural Hegemony
by Alexandra Stronach
Read the essay at the link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
#sciencefiction #scifi #nonfiction #essays
by Alexandra Stronach
Read the essay at the link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
#sciencefiction #scifi #nonfiction #essays
August 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Really cannot overstate how powerful this essay is. My ears were ringing by the end of it