My Son's Lifelong Silence Has Taught Me To Listen
After my son was diagnosed with a rare disease that effectively rendered him silent, I learned that listening itself is a form of communication.
Natashia Deón is the author of GRACE (Counterpoint Press) which earned her a PEN Center USA Fellowship. A Los Angeles attorney, mother, and law professor, she also produces the popular L.A. reading series Dirty Laundry Lit. Her writing has appeared in American Short Fiction, The Rattling Wall, The Rumpus, B O D Y, The Feminist Wire, and other places. Find out more at: natashiadeon.com
After my son was diagnosed with a rare disease that effectively rendered him silent, I learned that listening itself is a form of communication.
After my son was diagnosed with a rare disease that effectively rendered him silent, I learned that listening itself is a form of communication.