Hello, reader. How you doing? There’s a sign that says “Wound Healing” near a local hospital in Springfield. A place that specializes in healing wounds. Every time I see that sign, I imagine showing up to ask for help. “Please help me–I can’t heal these wounds on my own,” I say. So many times I’ve… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? I was recently writing that post about a ritual I did, praying for the house. When I got to the word trespassing, I thought it was tresspassing. Then I realized my whole life, I’ve thought of trespassing as passing hair. Like hair is tresses, and we were passing the hair… Read More »
Dear friend, Thank you for encouraging me when I mentioned that I wanted to do a ritual, praying for the house. Thank you for supporting my spiritual life, which is the foundation of my wellness. And thank you for praying with me sometimes. I’m grateful you understand the prayer part of me, grateful we can… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Do you have death trauma? I notice three main paths. We can ignore death, like fools! We can get deep into it–we can become death dulas, plan out how we want our bodies composted, and make peace with death through religion and/or preparation. Or the choice of me and… Read More »
Hey, reader. How’s it going. Do you like small talk? It has a bad reputation, especially among the neurodivergent. But I’m a freak among weirdos–I kind of like it. I enjoy subverting it. I’ve been thinking about what small talk is for. what small talk is for A good friend went on a silent Carmelite… Read More »
“When is masculinity not toxic?” Ming asked. He’d just read a fake headstone that says RIP toxic masculinity. Good question, dear. We were taking a rain walk yesterday morning, passing by our house’s main garden. Housemates made pretend headstones, some years back? One says RIP hatred. One says RIP toxic masculinity. I think another says… Read More »
“What about jealousy?” I asked. “Does your partner do it with other people? How is that for you?” My good friend and I were at a park in Portland, visiting after some weeks apart. I felt curious about how their close nesting relationship is going. “I don’t have much jealousy–it’s more FOMO,” my friend answered. … Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Do you like to get high? Probably most people do, or have liked it in the past. I like to get high from ecstatic dance, touch with trusted dear ones, maybe a delicious meal. I don’t like drugs for getting high, but I love a lot of people who… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I love you–thank you for stopping by. I’m writing about meal planning today. Here’s some lovely red beans I made the other day. Somebody asked about it on social media, so meal planning is on my mind. It’s one of my favorite survival strategies. I use meal planning as… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing these days? I made a new zine: how to make beautiful signs for demonstrations. It’s a mini-zine–one legal size page folded up. It has some cool ideas–I like it. How to make beautiful signs for demonstrations had been on my mind for some months. So I’m glad I finally… Read More »