My road came to an unexpected halt on November 9, 2010.

I was bicycling to work that morning when a garbage truck drove into a Philadelphia bike lane. I was in that bike lane.

Trauma surgeons saved my life, but they had to amputate my left leg above the knee. The accident changed my body and health forever.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

For more than a decade, that journey has become my way of moving through the world.

I am a person with ability and disability. I travel in the space between. These are my postcards.

Sunday, October 12, 2025

The Undercover Lives of My Favorite Baristas

Hello from --

A selfie of me (on left) and Donna (on right) in front of a monoprint of a woman steaming coffee -- an art piece made by one of my baristas.
-- I'm not sure what mile it is!

Life has been busy lately -- bursting at its seams.  I haven't had time to total my mileage.

But I learned, way back at Mile 30, that when feelings get too big, it's best to think small.  (And a little bacon goes a long way, but that's another story!)

Bacon aside, I'm grateful for my morning walk.  

If you're new here, a morning walk is nothing heroic.  

I just grab my coffee cup off the dish drainer,
tuck my phone into my purse, 
and close the door behind me.

It's just a walk around the block.  

Even if my prosthesis is a bit crooked, it's OK.  I'll be back soon enough.

The blue sky, dotted with scattered clouds, with Old City rooftops in the foreground.
Still, a morning walk works magic.

When I close the door and step outside, even tentatively -- or uncomfortably -- it's a step toward possibility. 

A short trip around the block can be a travel adventure.

I've been experimenting with a new (to me) writing platform called Substack.  Let's call it a side trip. 

It's good to venture out once in a while.

I wrote the article below about a morning walk that started small and became something bigger. 

Read it here:  The Undercover Lives of my Favorite Baristas

Two baristas behind the counter at Old City Coffee.  One is raising her hand victoriously with a glass coffee cup.
It features a few of my favorite 
morning walk buddies!

Thanks, as always, for joining me on the journey!

Walk on,
Rebecca

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