A Body in Hiding
The following was published in the June – August 2021 edition of The Victorian Writer: Body Language. Fiona Murphy is a Deaf poet and essayist. Her memoir, ‘The Shape of Sound’, is out now through Text Publishing.
Fiona Murphy
International Day of People with Disability: Fiona Murphy writes for Creative Control
Discovering every detail: writing about disability During the last weekend of October, while the sun was high and bright, I boxed up my home office. In a few days I would be driving my station wagon across the state, moving from wide open agricultural plains to a small town nestled at the base of a …
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The Shape of Sound
I nod hello to the barista and settle into my usual seat. I’m about to pull out my book when I see two people signing. They are sitting two tables over. I can’t help but really look at them. Their hands are flying up and down, touching cheeks, chins, ears, elbows. They are conversing rapidly; …