Glee- Born This Way

Glee- Born This Way

This was an amazing episode.  It focused on accepting yourself with all the things that you think need fixing, the things you don’t like about yourself.  It was based around Lady Gaga’s new song “Born This Way.”  I highly recommend this one, even if you’re not a big Glee fan (and side note, Kurt’s number from Sunset Boulevard was possibly the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard on the show, I had tears streaming down my face by the end of it). For the big number at the end, all the kids wore white t-shirts with black lettering spelling out the one thing they are most self-conscious about.  It was powerful and moving. Artie’s t-shirt said “four-eyes.”  He was not a focus on this episode, but even so, I...

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Posted by on Apr 29, 2011 in Disability Rights, Movies, Sexuality | 8 comments

The Book Group

The Book Group

Thanks to a suggestion right here on the blog, I have been watching The Book Group. Here’s the description on IMDB: “American Clare Pettengill, newly arrived in Glasgow, starts up a book group in order to make some new friends. The group consists of three unhappy European football wives, a pretentious drug-addict student, a closet-homosexual football enthusiast, and a kind and gentle struggling author in a wheelchair. Each week they meet to read and discuss a new book, which always affects or influences each of the group’s lives in some way.” It’s available to watch on Hulu. Kenny is the paraplegic character and so far I’m finding him well done.  It’s a nuanced performance with his disability playing not too large or too...

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Posted by on Apr 26, 2011 in Disability Rights, Movies, Paraplegic Hero, Paraplegic Heroine | 5 comments

Kindle Version of (W)hole

I just wanted to make an announcement that the Kindle version of my debut novel is finally available.   Here is the link:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XJCKSY

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Posted by on Apr 23, 2011 in Updates on Ruth's Fiction | 0 comments