“I like how you’re Jewish, but you’re more Mexican than me,” I told my homegirl. She’s from San Diego, farther south than my homeland. We were in her lesbian conveyance–aka Subaru–listening to Gasolina by Daddy Yankee. “It’s actually Puerto Rican,” she said. “Daddy Yankee is Puerto Rican.” We were talking about Reggaeton, music, beats, culture.… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’s it going? A lot of people struggle with change–especially people with autism. Yes, people with autism have a reputation for seriously freaking out over the unexpected. But I’ve been thinking about why I love change. ossification Long ago when I first met Ming, he told me he didn’t want to ossify. “What… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Often I ask Ming to pray for me. For many years, his prayers were silent. Then all of a sudden, he prayed for me with words. Wow–incredible! Where did that come from? I want to tell you about Ming’s blessing. Ming’s blessing It was something like this. May you… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Do you know how to relax? Sort of like how to celebrate, and how to have fun, the concept is confusing. I know how to celebrate and have fun in my own way. But it might not look like what culture says. No, my way of relaxing can’t be… Read More »
content warning: pneumonia topic, hospital mention, death possibility “You know how you’re having a baby, and it takes a while. So you’re looking for all different positions to try,” I said to Ming. Ming has pneumonia. Hopefully you have never had it, reader. If you have, you might know how it’s really hard to sleep. … Read More »
“Do you think this mountain is our destiny?” I asked Ming. “No, I think bringing the energy of this mountain wherever we go is our destiny,” Ming said. I had pulled tarot cards to ask a few questions. When I asked Spirit if Ming and I had a destiny on this mountain, I got funny… Read More »
Hey, reader. How you doing? I asked Spirit how to care for my health, and she said to hermit. Yeah, I should have remained alone. I was social and caught germs; now I’m sick. I was just sick in January. Feels cruel to put my body through this work of illness. I’d like more consent… Read More »
“You look so cute! With your hat and bag, and the sun behind you!” she said to me, some random lady, possibly my age, talking to me from her car. “Thank you!” I said. My homegirl was parked on the street by her community garden, and she was pulling out so I could be her… Read More »
Hey, reader–what’s news? My good friend and I talked about the difference between codependence and interdependence. I loved thinking together about how to build interdependence. Love is a skill we can strengthen, though I don’t hear people talking about that much. Some of the self-help, therapy-type healing content I see around, like on instagram, includes… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m thinking about what holidays are for. We could say cultural transmission, something to do, because everyone else is. I like holidays to feel my connection to humanity–including my ancestors–which is meaningful. I need to feel the wheel of the year and the seasons. Also, holidays anchor me to… Read More »