This book contains a collection of many of the poems, short
stories, essays, articles, and letters that Joe Hemphill wrote
between 1960 and 2011. Joe is a prolific writer, despite the fact
that he was born with cerebral palsy and has dealt with multiple
and profound disabilities all of his life. Joe hopes this book will
provide insight into one man's quest to live his life to the
fullest, even from a wheelchair. In Joe's writings, you will find
unusual insights. The stories, essays, articles, and poems in this
book reflect the experiences that have shaped who Joe is and how he
approaches life. Joe has faced life with determination and he has
made the best of every situation. He has reached out to both people
with and without disabilities. You will find humor, inspiration,
hope, perseverance, courage that will make you laugh and cry. He
started writing in elementary school and writing has been the focus
of his life ever since. He realized that he didn't have to be able
to walk in order to be able to write stories. Writing takes a great
deal of effort, time, and energy, but 200 words is just a warm up
for Joe. With the help of teachers, friends, and care providers, he
lives independently, listens to books on CD and on his computer,
writes a column for the local United Cerebral Palsy agency, and
submits letters to the editor. He also goes for long rides around
town in his power wheelchair and has friends who read his poetry
during local open mike nights. The author: I was born with cerebral
palsy. My folks decided early on that I wasn't going to use my
handicap to get my way. They wanted me to be independent and
experience everything I could. I lived at home until I was 17.
After that, I lived in institutions until I was 30. At 30, I moved
into my own apartment. Living outside of institutions enabled me to
attend college classes in writing. It also enabled me to meet
people all over my community, have a girlfriend, go on vacations
with friends, and manage my own life. I am currently in my late
sixties and live in my own apartment in a complex dedicated to
seniors and people with disabilities. I have been writing since I
was nine years old. Also published by Joe Hemphill, in 2010, is
Keeping Up With Jerry, about many of the people in Joe's life. It
Has Been A Great Ride and I am still out there cruising.
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