![]() ![]() “Dumb” offers me something else, too-a chance to both subvert the classic cartoonist trope of self-deprecating humour, and to lighten the work by playing into that humour. Voicelessness is invisible, and very unexpected, so I knew that the word “dumb,” which has adopted other meanings, would recreate the element of surprise that people experience when they first interact with me. Georgia Webber: I wanted a title that wasn’t obvious, but made sense. What made you identify with the word “dumb”? WOTS: DUMB is a memoir of your recovery from a throat injury that left you voiceless, and the word “dumb” was the original terminology for the inability to speak. ![]() ![]() WOTS is coming up fast…but just not fast enough! So we’re joining the Dufferin Grove Farmers’ Market with The Word On The Street Pop-Up! We sat down with Georgia Webber, who will be joining us to read at the event. ![]()
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