Chris L. Vaughan
@chrisllvaughan.bsky.social
Disabled Dad writing about parenting and navigating the world with cerebral palsy. My experience as a disabled parent and embracing C.P. have been published in The New York Times, USA Today and Writer’s Digest. I have a Substack called Unclenching.
Preparing for 2026 with a winter writing reflection. open.substack.com/pub/chrislva...
December 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Preparing for 2026 with a winter writing reflection. open.substack.com/pub/chrislva...
My 51 favorite 2025 records since I couldn’t decide on only fifty. Number one is noisy.
One More List: My 51 Favorite Albums Of 2025
I couldn't decide on only fifty records for my favorite albums of 2025 so here's 51.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My 51 favorite 2025 records since I couldn’t decide on only fifty. Number one is noisy.
You’ve heard my four-year-old Noah’s favorite songs throughout the year and now I’m sharing some of mine. I’ve collected fifty-one of my favorite albums from 2025.
Most of these records are a bit louder than my little boy’s car ride tunes but they’ve brought me joy.
Most of these records are a bit louder than my little boy’s car ride tunes but they’ve brought me joy.
One More List: My 51 Favorite Albums Of 2025
I couldn't decide on only fifty records for my favorite albums of 2025 so here's 51.
substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
You’ve heard my four-year-old Noah’s favorite songs throughout the year and now I’m sharing some of mine. I’ve collected fifty-one of my favorite albums from 2025.
Most of these records are a bit louder than my little boy’s car ride tunes but they’ve brought me joy.
Most of these records are a bit louder than my little boy’s car ride tunes but they’ve brought me joy.
I remember reading with my father. open.substack.com/pub/chrislva...
November 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I remember reading with my father. open.substack.com/pub/chrislva...
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Disabled dad with cerebral palsy dodging joggers and puddles on morning stroller walks with my toddler Noah. These pieces about navigating parenthood with a disability start in my head on those neighb...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The thick plastic of my right hand brace has started to crack. Like clockwork, the resting hand splint I wear at night sprouted a fissure after a year. The snap has happened almost annually since I was a little boy.
The yearly split is a reminder to listen to my body.
The yearly split is a reminder to listen to my body.
New Year, New Hand Brace
Like clockwork, the resting hand splint I wear as a disabled person with cerebral palsy at night sprouted a fissure after a year.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The thick plastic of my right hand brace has started to crack. Like clockwork, the resting hand splint I wear at night sprouted a fissure after a year. The snap has happened almost annually since I was a little boy.
The yearly split is a reminder to listen to my body.
The yearly split is a reminder to listen to my body.
My wife Lisa DiCarlucci wrote a beautiful guest essay this week. It’s a love letter to working parents and the piece captures how she tries to find balance juggling caregiving and her career.
Lisa's Guest Essay: Doing Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
My wife Lisa DiCarlucci writes about trying to find balance juggling parenting and work
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November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My wife Lisa DiCarlucci wrote a beautiful guest essay this week. It’s a love letter to working parents and the piece captures how she tries to find balance juggling caregiving and her career.
I'm sharing a wonderful interview I did with Nancy Reddy for her Good Creatures series which explores the intersection of caregiving and creative practice. I talked about navigating parenthood as a disabled person and how my writing schedule has shifted with Noah starting pre-kindergarten.
"Caregiving helped me understand myself. It’s made me want to be open about my disability."
writer Chris Vaughan on parenting with cerebral palsy and creating his newsletter Unclenching
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October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I'm sharing a wonderful interview I did with Nancy Reddy for her Good Creatures series which explores the intersection of caregiving and creative practice. I talked about navigating parenthood as a disabled person and how my writing schedule has shifted with Noah starting pre-kindergarten.
The #SleepyHollow Halloween parade starts at 5pm today.
A Parade, A Rabbit And So Many Headless Horsemen In Sleepy Hollow
The Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow Halloween Parade is Sat, Oct. 25 this year and we'll be there.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The #SleepyHollow Halloween parade starts at 5pm today.
In a snapshot, #SleepyHollow in October.
A Parade, A Rabbit And So Many Headless Horsemen In Sleepy Hollow
The Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow Halloween Parade is Sat, Oct. 25 this year and we'll be there.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In a snapshot, #SleepyHollow in October.
Reposted by Chris L. Vaughan
“People talk about trying to change society,” a young Bob Dylan said, in 1964. “All I know is that so long as people stay so concerned about protecting their status and protecting what they have, ain’t nothing going to be done.”
What Bob Dylan Wanted at Twenty-three
From 1964: A portrait of the artist trying to move past “finger-pointing” songs, and finding a new voice in the process.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“People talk about trying to change society,” a young Bob Dylan said, in 1964. “All I know is that so long as people stay so concerned about protecting their status and protecting what they have, ain’t nothing going to be done.”
Things are getting busy in Sleepy Hollow, NY.
What I Forget Living Next To Sleepy Hollow
Embracing Halloween in the land of the Headless Horseman
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October 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Things are getting busy in Sleepy Hollow, NY.
Have you ever visited Sleepy Hollow?
What I Forget Living Next To Sleepy Hollow
Embracing Halloween in the land of the Headless Horseman
substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Have you ever visited Sleepy Hollow?
In 2012, I was doing an on-the-street interview where I was asking anyone who'd stop about the state of the economy.
One of those interviewees was my wife Lisa but we didn't know that I had interviewed her until years later.
One of those interviewees was my wife Lisa but we didn't know that I had interviewed her until years later.
How I Found My Home
I happened upon my home and met Lisa while doing on-the-street interviews
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September 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In 2012, I was doing an on-the-street interview where I was asking anyone who'd stop about the state of the economy.
One of those interviewees was my wife Lisa but we didn't know that I had interviewed her until years later.
One of those interviewees was my wife Lisa but we didn't know that I had interviewed her until years later.
In 2012, I was working for my local newspaper and doing an on-the-street interview series with a fellow journalist, asking current event questions to anyone who’d stop.
I would marry one of those interviewees years later. I didn’t know her yet.
I would marry one of those interviewees years later. I didn’t know her yet.
How I Found My Home
I happened upon my home and met Lisa while doing on-the-street interviews
substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In 2012, I was working for my local newspaper and doing an on-the-street interview series with a fellow journalist, asking current event questions to anyone who’d stop.
I would marry one of those interviewees years later. I didn’t know her yet.
I would marry one of those interviewees years later. I didn’t know her yet.
On #disability and finding clothes that work for me.
What to Wear? Fashion Anxieties as a Disabled Dad
Welcome to my Substack, Unclenching by Chris L Vaughan. This is my first post on cerebral palsy, fashion and parenthood. Fashion has been a way to both celebrate and obscure my body when I didn’t have...
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September 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
On #disability and finding clothes that work for me.
My three-year-old had his first day of pre-kindergarten last week and I'm totally fine.
A Long Walk To School
Noah's first day of Pre-K is here and I'm totally fine.
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September 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My three-year-old had his first day of pre-kindergarten last week and I'm totally fine.
On figuring out how to feel comfortable at the gym as a disabled person.
Returning To The Gym Now That I’m Open About My Disability
I exercise the way that works for me
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August 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
On figuring out how to feel comfortable at the gym as a disabled person.
Summer is nearly over. There were town pool trips, ice cream sprinkles stuck in every crevice of the stroller and a couple new pairs of sneakers since Noah is sprouting.
We’re leaving behind the splash pad for a school building and packing up swimsuits.
We’re leaving behind the splash pad for a school building and packing up swimsuits.
A Fond Farewell To Summertime Clothes
*Cue "The Summer Ends" By American Football
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August 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Summer is nearly over. There were town pool trips, ice cream sprinkles stuck in every crevice of the stroller and a couple new pairs of sneakers since Noah is sprouting.
We’re leaving behind the splash pad for a school building and packing up swimsuits.
We’re leaving behind the splash pad for a school building and packing up swimsuits.
A #Substack essay on a pre-K school supply list.
There's No Preparing For The School Supply List
On planning then pivoting as change approaches
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August 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A #Substack essay on a pre-K school supply list.
All of this planning is purposeful. I have very specific routines when I’m heading out the door with Noah being a #disabled parent. Read my #Substack essay on school supply lists and preparing for his first day of school: substack.com/home/post/p-...
August 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
All of this planning is purposeful. I have very specific routines when I’m heading out the door with Noah being a #disabled parent. Read my #Substack essay on school supply lists and preparing for his first day of school: substack.com/home/post/p-...
My new #Substack essay on being defeated by my three-year-old's school supply list.
There's No Preparing For The School Supply List
On planning then pivoting as change approaches
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August 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My new #Substack essay on being defeated by my three-year-old's school supply list.
The school supplies list was short. I mean, Noah is only entering pre-kindergarten. There was a backpack on it though. Well, that’s at least that’s covered already. Check.
Wait...
Wait...
There's No Preparing For The School Supply List
On planning then pivoting as change approaches
substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The school supplies list was short. I mean, Noah is only entering pre-kindergarten. There was a backpack on it though. Well, that’s at least that’s covered already. Check.
Wait...
Wait...
I have a Substack on disability and parenting. Read my weekly essays here: chrislvaughan.substack.com?utm_campaign...
August 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I have a Substack on disability and parenting. Read my weekly essays here: chrislvaughan.substack.com?utm_campaign...
I look forward to reading to Noah every single night. Watching him grasp new words and discover his favorite stories is just a wonder. substack.com/home/post/p-...
August 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I look forward to reading to Noah every single night. Watching him grasp new words and discover his favorite stories is just a wonder. substack.com/home/post/p-...