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Switchbacks

Rachel Kolb

A deaf writer's take on words + stories + how we express ourselves.

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Latest Issues

"Signed Language is a Home, Too"

Hey readers,

Hello from the midst of a lovely month of reading and writing in Minnesota! I’ll say more about my residency later, but I’m now feeling immersed in words (and in some beautiful indoor and outdoor spaces).

One typical view fro...

5 days ago
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The Pendulum Swings Back

Hi readers,

It’s interesting, I’ve known for several years now that I am both a very social person (at least when conversations are accessible to me!) and someone who really savors her time alone to write and wander and think.

Yes, labels...

a month ago
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"My Deaf Kid Connected Me With a Whole Deaf Community"

Hi readers,

I’m back from my latest book trip, out to Stanford last week. This was another special trip for me: Stanford is my alma mater, and it’s a place that’s still close to my heart.

I feel nostalgic whenever I’m in Northern Californ...

a month ago
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My Latest Translation Notes

Hey readers,

It’s been another book-filled month over here. Read on for some assorted reflections, news, and updates.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the Tucson Festival of Books a few weeks ago. And I was also thoroughly impressed by the...

2 months ago
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Winter Turns Into Spring

Hi everyone,

It’s been quite a couple of weeks over here. Most excitingly, I got to pay my first-ever visit to Rochester in late February, to give a talk there and meet students at RIT/NTID.

The Deaf community in Rochester is really speci...

2 months ago
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