HeyJaredMy Stroke of… Luck?
Dismantling the lonely-outcast-in-a-wheelchair trope one story at a time. Follow my journey as I attempt to create the life I want.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 3
- Latest publication
- Aug 28, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 3, 2026
Latest issues
Let’s Talk About Disability Representation, Gala Tickets & Monthly Faves (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In My Representation Era(A little housekeeping: if you’ve replied to my newsletter before and didn’t receive a response back from me, I’m so sorry. Your reply went to my Spam folder and I never saw it but I promise it won’t happen again!)I often complain about the depiction of disability, specifically wheelchair users, in media and in books, but as I was thinking about my “Monthly Favorites,” I noticed several of them had decent, nuanced portrayals of disability. I was even more surprised when I
Waterworks Rajani, Gala Tickets & Monthly Faves (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In My Meta EraDuring our graduation week, each person in my cohort had to do a ten-minute reading from their work. I selected a scene I’d written about an evening at an Italian restaurant during medical school. The last thing I wanted was to get emotional during my reading because when the ugly tears start, they become their own thunderstorm that refuses to abate. So I picked a warm, joyful, funny scene from before my stroke that featured my med school bestie Nisha who is the epitome of warmth,
Graduation, Writing Update, We Win Gala Date Set & Monthly Faves (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In My Master’s EraTwo years of many tears, inspiring mentors, endless deadlines, brilliant peers and so many magical moments of finding the perfect words and words and words and words and words—it all came to a bittersweet end this past weekend. I’m so proud of everything my peers and I accomplished but I’m all too aware of how fleeting this feeling of accomplishment will be. I want to hold on to the insights, community and belonging I found at Randolph College ❤️The weekend was surreal—my paren
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.