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Emotional Healing by Breaking Open the Truth: Zine Making as Shared Authenticity

Hello, how are you doing?  I’m good.  But I had a bad dream last night.  I’m still feeling it leave my body. I wanted to tell you–I’m presenting about functionally ill at this free zine event overseas.  My presentation is called Emotional Healing by Breaking Open the Truth: Zine Making as Shared Authenticity. Please consider… Read More »

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siren test

“Oh hey.  There’s a siren test,” I said to Ming. “Siren test?” he asked. “Yeah!  Like a warning for tsunami.  The sign says Saturday at 12 and 12:30.”  We were in Los Osos, right by the beach.  “Wow, I never heard it before.  I’d like to hear it!” “Sirens?  You mean like a Steller’s sea… Read More »

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walnut boxes

“Hey, dear.  I think we should make some walnut boxes.  It would be a great way to use less plastic…  Just put a hinge on the whole walnut shells.  Yeah!  Walnut boxes would be so cute!” I said. We were in Ojai.  Ming was driving us from the farm toward town.  He seemed open to… Read More »

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exciting things

“What exciting things do you like to do for fun?” the man asked me.  He was a new friend in community, giving me the chance to speak about myself. My mind was a blank, trying to see my life in terms of this new friend and his values.  Survival, I thought.  That was all that… Read More »

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pillows

Hello, how are you doing?  I wanted to update you about pillows.  I sewed a pillow case for one of the square pillow forms I was given by a stranger in Ojai.  Cute and cheerful, eh? I like the strawberries and cherries, the bright pink, even the slightly weird texture to the fabric.  You know… Read More »

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farm news

Hello, I wanted to share some farm news with you, as we are about to leave.  The big farm news is they bought a pretty green tractor. Isn’t it a cute little tractor?  I heard they paid $9000.  They used to rent one, sometimes.  But now it’s a functional toy, owned. Another farm news item… Read More »

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checklist

Hello, how are you doing?  I’ve been thinking a lot about disability, worth, how all bodies are valid bodies, and what disabled people are denied in an ableist world.  I started making a checklist in my head, of people who could be considered lesser than.  I will write it for you here. checklist Do you… Read More »

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ableism is eugenics

“Ableism is eugenics,” I told Ming.  “Ableism is eugenics-lite.  Ableism is eugenics in a Halloween costume.  How does everyone not understand that?” Eugenics is Hitler trying to design a master race, experimenting on twins, and treating human beings as a means to an end.  Eugenics is sterilizing people who are Indigenous, Black, disabled, in prison,… Read More »

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great day

Hello, I’d like to tell you about a great day Ming and I shared, in no particular order. delicious soup We went to this restaurant in Santa Barbara called Secret Bao.  We went because we liked the name.  I had this amazing soup made with sweet potato noodles. Ming took a picture of me enjoying… Read More »

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farm beauty

Hello, I would like to share more farm beauty with you.  We are about to leave this place.  But I wish we could stay. community It’s not about us–it’s about them.  Ming has tended the chickens devotedly.  I’ve prepped some good veg meals.  Ming helped two community members with bike repair, set some rat traps,… Read More »