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Writing Bios is So Unsatisfying
The impossible task of condensing identity and expertise
Jun 15 • Jennifer Pearlstein

May 2026

In Search of Glasses
I found a system ill-equipped to meet my needs
May 31 • Jennifer Pearlstein
Why I Stay Close
Blindness, Parenting, and Misinterpretations
May 19 • Jennifer Pearlstein

April 2026

Hope, not Optimism
Living in Uncertain Times
Apr 20 • Jennifer Pearlstein

March 2026

Fast and Slow
On the Elasticity of Time in Parenting and Disability
Mar 31 • Jennifer Pearlstein
Hurry Up and Wait
Living with Uncertainty in Pregnancy, Disability, and Life
Mar 5 • Jennifer Pearlstein

February 2026

Resilience Requires Resources
The Hidden Supports Behind What We Call Strength
Feb 27 • Jennifer Pearlstein
Reliance as Strength
How disability, parenting, and community teach us the practice of interdependence
Feb 17 • Jennifer Pearlstein
When Help Hurts
How Medical Ableism Shapes Care and Misunderstands Progress
Feb 4 • Jennifer Pearlstein

January 2026

Doing It Differently Is the Skill
What range looks like when adaptation is the forced choice
Jan 23 • Jennifer Pearlstein
The Case for Inefficiency
Why Living Well Resists Optimization
Jan 15 • Jennifer Pearlstein
Hidden Defaults
How the fonts we choose reflect who we center
Jan 7 • Jennifer Pearlstein
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