The Last Deaf Club in America
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Ghosts are everywhere.
The Deaf community today doesn't seem to be what it used to be, so a small group of people must decide whether to sell the last Deaf club in America. As its board of trustees reflects on what it means to be Deaf, a few ghosts return to share stories of what it was like when Deaf clubs truly mattered: Mabel Hubbard Bell, the wife of the Deaf community's nemesis Alexander Graham Bell; Nellie Zabel Willhite, the first Deaf woman to earn a pilot's license; Olof Hanson, the first Deaf architect in America; and George Veditz, a charismatic activist who defended the Deaf community's right to sign. Raymond Luczak offers a compelling look into the Deaf community then and now.
Raymond Luczak is the author and editor of over 20 books, including The Kinda Fella I Am and A Babble of Objects. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Raymond Luczak
Raymond Luczak (Editor) is the author and editor of over 40 books, including [Exeunt.]: Poems, "I'll Tell You Later: Deaf Survivors of Dinner Table Syndrome", and "Compassion, Michigan: The Ironwood Stories". His poetry collections "once upon a twin" and "Animals Out-There W-i-l-d" were selected as a U.P. Notable Book of the Year, respectively, for 2021 and 2024. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [raymondluczak.com]
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