A blind woman's thoughts about deafness

At a reading recently at the Decatur, Georgia, public library, I had the great honor and pleasure to talk to Empish. J. Thomas, a journalist, poet, and public speaker who is not deaf or hearing-impaired, like most of the people who attend such events of mine, but blind. She approached the table where I was autographing books after my talk and told me she had already finished my memoir, “Life After Deaf,” just wanted to tell me how positively it had resonated with her.

“I downloaded the book from Bookshare, a great resource for books for people with print impairments,” she wrote later on her blog. “As I read, I quickly began to see similarities in his story and mine.  Even though Holston is older than me, deaf, married and a man, we had a lot in common. I found myself nodding my head and saying “Hmm, Hmm, that’s right!” like someone in the amen corner at church. “

To read more of what she had to say — and I highly recommend it — please click on https://empishthomas.com/2020/01/24/my-reflections-on-life-after-deaf/

I am hearing so many amazing stories and meeting so many remarkable people as a result of publishing my memoir.None more so than Empish Thomas.

Can I get an “amen”?