Howdy!   ¡Hola!   Mae govannen!

Image Descriptions: On the left, a selfie of the authoress right after college graduation. She wears a massive smile, graduation regalia, and holds up an empty tube for her symbolic diploma. In the middle, a photo of the authoress wearing a flower crown and sitting in a field of bluebonnets smiling down at the hairy family pup named Dude. On the right, a selfie of the authoress with her brother Matthew, who has autism, at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

I'm Anna Ferguson! 

I'm a nondisabled Christian English major who just finished up at Texas A&M University with additional studies in Spanish, writing, and Disability studies. I'm passionate for a lot of things: Jesus, memes, food, Fantasy, Sci-fi, caffeine, disability rights, niche cartoons, and cherishing the little things. I'm an INFJ-T and Enneagram 4 (if you're a believer in the Christian zodiac) based in Houston and College Station, TX.

I'm currently searching for work as an editor and offering freelance services, as found on the Services & Contacts page. So, if you're in need of an educated, communicative, and passionate editor for your fiction, check out the details!

In the meantime, I'm in the process of writing a young adult, fantasy-adventure series that offers representation for the Disabled community. It's still in the first drafts, but check back here every month for other creative projects I'm working on!

Friendly Disclaimer

I give no permission to steal or share my work without consent. Email for credit if you want to share my work or want me to give credit for yours.

No part of this blog may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems.

I try to keep the content accessible to the dyslexic and partially sighted with bold lettering and image descriptions, but if there are any other considerations I should take into account, please do not hesitate to let me know.

I'm fully aware of the wide subjectivity regarding labels among the disabled community. I love learning from members of the community and adjusting my vocabulary over time as necessary, as well as asking people which labels they personally prefer. With that said, I'm containing this disclaimer just to make sure that we can be on the same page and that there is no misunderstanding regarding my intentions. For the foreseeable future, I'll be using the vocabulary below according to their given meanings.

Word Reference

People with disabilities / Disabled people - People who have a medical diagnosis that affects one or more areas of daily life, particularly in how it relates to society and requires accessibility. Disabled is not a bad word; it a general and neutral word that embraces the normal reality of living with disability.

Impairment - Sometimes used in tandem with disabled, impairment regards the physical/mental manifestations of a disability itself, such as blindness, a LD, or paralysis. Impaired is not a bad word: it a general and neutral word that embraces the normal reality of living with disability.

People with Special Needs / Special Needs Population - People with disabilities who prefer to be identified by what they need as opposed to what they can or cannot do.

Differently-abled people - People who have a disability and/or physical/developmental/mental difference that can be worked around to achieve levels of capability similar to the nondisabled population. Whether it's somebody who can rock climb in a wheelchair, use common household items with fewer digits, or get a degree using SPED, differently-abled people are mostly/completely capable of doing what everyone else can do, they just may use alternative methods and tools. Differently-abled people can also include Deaf and HoH persons since many do not identify as disabled.

Neurodivergent People - People with ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism Spectrum, and other neurodevelopmental related diagnoses.

Typical People - People not diagnosed with neurodivergence or learning disabilities.

LD - Learning Disability, an impairment of one's abilities to learn, retain, apply, and/or recall information.

Nondisabled People - People not diagnosed with a disability or would identify as differently-abled. Nondisabled people can also include Deaf and HoH persons since many do not identify as disabled.

"People with fill in the blank" - Person-first language that puts a person's name or identity before their diagnosis to emphasize their humanity above all else.

Wheelchair Users / Holy Rollers / Wheelchair Bound - People who use wheelchairs, part time to full time.

HoH - Hard-of-hearing; being partially or mostly deaf, while possessing some residual hearing.

This is a nonjudgmental space and nouns like r*tard, crip, cripple, or m*dgit will not be used. Since I am not a member of the groups that have been historically targeted by these words, I have no right to use them outside of an educational context. I ask that you also adhere to this decency if you aren't yourself a member.