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Big Hearing Girl

After years of living under the watchful eyes of Grandpa and Aunt Jane, my mother and father bought our new house the summer of 1963. Buying that house was a big deal for them because Mommy and Daddy were Deaf and after a lifetime of struggle and exclusion this house was a declaration of faith in themselves and more importantly their independence.

Arlene MalinowskiMay 12, 20221960's, age of innocence, arlene malinowski, being 6 years old, children of Deaf adults, Coda, coming of age, Deaf, Deafness, disabilty, Growing Up, Happy Birthday, Jersey Girl, John F. Kennedy, memoir, narrative esssay, short story, sign language

Kicking the Habit

I grew up in Paterson, NJ. It was a tough neighborhood where the second graders cursed, the nuns smoked and the dogs snarled. But the most feared group in all of Paterson… the ones who terrorized children… the ones who promised that retribution would be swift and merciless… was not the Jersey Mob but the Jersey Moms.

Arlene MalinowskiNovember 1, 20181960's, Bully, Catholic school, coming of age, Deaf, disability, Growing Up, Memior, Nightmare, Nun, Parent Teacher Conference, Paterson NJ, Saint Brendan's, sign language, Sister Mary Concepta, solo show