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fake chicken ginger fried rice

Hello, I made a new kind of fried rice that’s amazing and quick.  It’s very yummy fake chicken ginger fried rice. method First I made some zucchini.  So that means I washed it, sliced it in one centimeter slices, and then cut those disks into fourths.  I sauteed those in olive oil at medium-high heat… Read More »

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going away party

A going away party is like a birthday party, memorial ceremony, funeral…  It’s a social gathering to help us mark an occasion and assist one another through change.  A wedding or baby shower can be a similar thing. We are about to make a huge change in our lives.  We’d like to invite you to… Read More »

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things that changed

Here are some things that changed about me.  Most are small–some are huge. meats When I was a kid, I ate meat all the time.  That was normal in my family.  I liked bacon and tri-tip; I come from a BBQ town.  The cattlepeople would roast meats. Most meats I was not that into.  Ham… Read More »

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spiritual bypassing

In yoga class on Wednesday, our teacher talked about spiritual bypassing.  It was at the beginning, and I had a big reaction.  I think our teacher was upset by violence in the news and didn’t want to pretend that collective grief and individual grief isn’t happening. She acknowledges the grief and pain, and she said… Read More »

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heat

“I’m actually enjoying this heat,” my friend said. “What heat?” I asked. “Oh, this isn’t hot?” he asked. Our friend flew down from Oregon to help us with our moving process.  For him, the low 90s is hot. “In the real summer, it’s up to 108 just about every day,” I said. “Oh, ok,” he… Read More »

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pretension

Hello, I made this new poetry meme: I can’t maintain my pretension for very long.  It’s about dictionfucking.  I think it’s a masterpiece, but no one else seems to pay it much mind.  Ah well. I took a public domain dancer pic and put it thought a filter with flares.  Then I cropped out that… Read More »

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mad mappin

Hello.  I made a new zine: mad mappin. It’s colorful!  It’s a mini and a different size than usual, at one-sixth size.  I cut each piece of paper into thirds, and then those strips are folded in half. I really needed to do something different!  So I’m happy that I could make that a reality,… Read More »

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schizophrenia dream

I woke up in the morning from a schizophrenia dream and wrote this six word poem. schizophrenia dream fresh asparagus closed tightly Then I photographed some asparagus in our colander before I broke off the woody stems and cooked the tender shoots in my wok.  Wow, it was delicious. Then I made the schizophrenia dream… Read More »

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what saved me

I was telling my good friend about an experience I had as a kid that was vital to my well-being.  It helped me understand there’s a bigger world than my home and the town I lived in.  At UC Santa Barbara I learned about queerness, race, freedom, music, writing, friendship.  It helped me understand that… Read More »

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happy birthday to Stacey Park Milbern

Happy birthday to Stacey Park Milbern, my disability justice hero.  She would have been 35 on May 19.  I didn’t know her, but I love her.  She’s my disabled ancestor. The morning of her birthday, Ming and I listened to her crip socks essay that I read aloud and posted on my soundcloud.  I hugged… Read More »