The Language of Home: Stories
This short story collection offers readers many possible answers that reveal the Deaf experience in all its complexities. Written over nearly forty years by celebrated Deaf author Raymond Luczak, this collection of thirty stories paints a vivid panorama of Deaf lives.
I’ll Tell You Later
“I’ll tell you later.”
The most damaging promise a hearing family member can make to a Deaf person.
For centuries, Deaf people were expected to sit quietly at the table when their hearing families shared a meal. Some might have asked the person sitting nearby, “What are they saying?” The usual response? “I’ll tell you later.” When the meal is done, the Deaf person would naturally follow up: “What did they say?” The usual response? “I’m sorry I forgot.” Only recently was this transgression was given a name: Dinner Table Syndrome.
