The 7th Avenue Project

Paul Bendix: Wheelchair Odyssey


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I've never much liked the phrase "confined to a wheelchair," and it certainly doesn't apply to Paul Bendix in anything more than a physical sense. In his new book of essays, "Dance Without Steps," Paul writes about aging, travel, gardening, love, loss and disability with a breadth and clarity that feels liberating. Paul is an old friend, but we'd lost touch, so the release of his book gave us a chance to get reacquainted. We talked about his writing, his life, the random act of violence that left him partially paralyzed at the age of 21, and how he's adjusted (and is still adjusting) in the four decades since.
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