Disability Binarism

Someone mentioned a blog post recently on Twitter and I feel compelled to share it.  It's a very good post on the assumptions made my society. In such a modern world, many are still rather close-minded to disability. Do read:

http://thatcrazycrippledchick.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/this-is-what-disability-binarism-looks.html?m=1

Book Review - Christmas Dodos

Christmas Dodos by Steve Stack is a collection of ‘festive things on the verge of extinction.’ It recalls the fading and faded things we associate with Christmas; everything from traditions to Newberry fruits and cheese footballs.

It’s a very easy going, light read. You can dip in and out of it or read it from cover to cover. It is filled with a balance of humour and serious points. I like the little quirks in the ‘by the same author’ page and in the section about Steve’s book 21^st Century Dodos.  He says ‘-but if you do buy both then I get more royalties and can afford a better class of biscuit to go with my many cups of tea.’

Each ‘dodo’ listed in the book comes with a ‘dodo rating’ which indicates the rarity of the dodo. I was initially a little unsure about this but it does work as you read on. It helps to identify the rarity of each dodo.

Throughout the book, I like the way Steve writes. There’s a nice flow and balance in the book. It’s divided well and no point is lingered on too briefly or for too long. His humour is evident again, in a point about inflation and under the section about ‘fairy lights on the blink’.

‘-and a stress-free Christmas is guaranteed.*’

‘*Not actually guaranteed.’

Overall, the book is a nice reminder of the going and the gone. Something light for the festive season. I highly recommend it for the laughs and the nostalgia.

Steve Stack has also written 21^st Century Dodos and It Is Just You, Everything’s Not Just Shit.  You can check out the dodo Facebook page www.facebook.com/21stcenturydodos and twitter feed @dodoflip .