“Did you crush the garlic? Did you tell it it would never amount to anything?” I asked Ming. He was standing by the bed, eating a carrot. I was lying on the bed with my feet on two pillows, in the half-dark. “Yes,” he said. “Did you chop the carrots?” “Yes.” “Did you slice the… Read More »
rest Hey, reader Friend. I was lying in bed–my feet were up on two pillows, and I was resting. That’s my favorite thing. Ming visited me; then he left. I had the fans turned off, and the ac was off. I was like, is it cooling down? It’s almost August. I had this little hope,… Read More »
Hey, how are you doing? I made a new zine. It’s about the never-ending quest of learning how to be social. There’s lots about paranoia–mine and others’. It’s about bodies existing, letting go of family, what to do for grief. Functionally ill 29: how to be a person. Please trade me. Art by Bertrand Zeal.… Read More »
“Is your cereal good?” I asked Ming. He nodded, his eyes closed, half-asleep. “Talking to you is like talking to a three year old, sometimes,” I said. “Trying to get a little kid to talk. Do you like those blocks? I like those blocks! Do you like the blue one? Which one is your favorite?”… Read More »
Today I learned that oatmeal cookies might not bake so well in a car-based solar oven as cookies, but they can be delicious granola. Also I learned that I’ve been thinking a lot for 40 years about how I would go to a strawberry stand with my mom, for I come from a land of… Read More »
“I’m going to bake some oatmeal cookies in the car tomorrow,” I told Ming. “You’re going to put raisins in them, right?” he asked. “What????” I asked. “Did you not see the meme?” I made this meme the other day. Not bad! “Maybe you could put them on top. Do they need to be embedded… Read More »
“Man, that’s the best ice cream,” I told Ming on our trike ride. “It’s ice cream’s ice cream. When ice cream goes to the ice cream shop, that’s what it orders.” I was talking about the chocolate ice cream from Trader Joe’s, velvety like fudgesicles. He’s out watering the garden. When we got home, I… Read More »
“I’m ready to announce something, but I don’t know if you’re ready to hear it,” I said to Ming. We were on our morning ride, headed toward home. “I’m ready,” he said. “Ok, here we go. I’m going to say it. I don’t like mulberry trees.” “Are those mulberry trees?” “Yeah, well that one definitely… Read More »
Hey, guess what. My peeps who were bombed over in New Mexico–it’s disturbing. It’s not my past, but it affects me a lot. My mom’s mom dying at age 52 of lymphoma was not a chance thing. The government hurt a lot of people, said oops, and fled. Here’s some info about it. https://www.trinitydownwinders.com/ It’s… Read More »
Hey, my beautiful darling finally guestblogged. That last post is so lovely, like a poem. I fill with curiosity–what will he say next? His words nourish me like little tasty fruits. I’m like pacman eating his words like those dots in a line. Doing life–talking to people, listening to music, sleeping, eating delicious foods. I… Read More »