BUG

"What you have in your hands is a bomb. But it is the kind you need to hold on to for dear life, not run away from." --From the Foreword, John Lee Clark Christopher Jon Heuer lost his hearing early, but not before "being able to hear a lot as a kid." He also received a good education, both in a speech-oriented setting and a signing environment. These varied experiences provided him with the perfect background to write about biases he faced, not only those of a mostly oblivious hearing society, but also those of ideologically restrictive members of the Deaf community. "BUG: Deaf Identity and Internal Revolution" combines new work of Heuer's with his best columns from "The Tactile Mind Weekly" and the National Association of the Deaf's "Mind Over Matter." He addresses all topics - exit interviews, baldness, faith healing, marriage, cats, Christmas trips, backyard campfires in boxer shorts - with a withering wit that spares no aspect of life and deafness. Being "bugged" for Heuer began early: "When I was growi