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disabled comedy

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Do you like disabled comedy?  I hear comedy about race and fatness.  But disabled comedy is my new favorite. I recently heard Tina Friml for the first time.  The first performance I heard, I cried through the whole thing. Why did I cry?  I found it moving; I relate… Read More »

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if I wasn’t here

“What would you be doing, if I wasn’t here?” I asked Ming. “I’d probably be sleeping,” Ming said. “No, I don’t mean right this minute,” I said.  “I mean in general.” I was driving us home–Ming got really sleepy as we were leaving Dorris Ranch.  At Dorris Ranch we sat in a hazelnut orchard eating… Read More »

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how friends can nurture

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I’m thinking how friends can nurture one another. I need support and help, but it’s hard to figure out what to ask for.  Today when I asked Spirit what I most need, Spirit said I need to be nurtured.  Yes, that’s true. I miss my mom.  Ming is very… Read More »

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fatness, power, and dating

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I’ve been thinking about fatness, power, and dating for decades.  Yes, since I was a kid– for about 40 years. A close friend who’s younger than me is learning about it more newly.  That’s why I’m writing this post. privilege in dating Do you have thin privilege? Pretty privilege?… Read More »

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jealousy is a stressor

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I’d like to announce my new zine, Jealousy Is a Stressor.  I made it a few weeks ago and forgot to tell you about it.  Bound with thread, cute, and text heavy.  I’m open to trades. Jealousy Is a Stressor is a mini-zine.  It reminds me of the How… Read More »

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words to use instead of crazy

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I want to share with you some words to use instead of crazy. My chosen family member friend I talk to every day was polo-ing me.  Marco Polo is our favorite app to communicate with.  Sure we txt like regular modern human beings.  But Marco Polo is an app… Read More »

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first aid kits

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Ming and I have been thinking about first aid kits.  Ming is a street medic and former nurse.  He’s also worked safety for events like breast cancer and AIDS rides.  Ming knows a thing or two about health, safety, and first aid kits materials. Ming loves materials.  The tarot… Read More »

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grab

“Is it ok if I grab your breasts in public?” I asked Ming. “Yes,” he said. We were sitting on a bench in our community near the main garden.  I was behind Ming, my tummy on his back, spooning him, holding onto his chest with my hands.  My thighs gripped his butt. “It’s ok because… Read More »

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queer trans spirituality

Hello, reader. How’s your soul? My last blog post about my gender these days as well as disability, do you remember it? There was a part where I was talking about how my queer trans spirituality keeps me safe and keeps me going. This post is addressing the friend I went on that life changing… Read More »

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gender these days

Hey, reader.  How are you doing?  How’s your gender these days?  Do you feel empowered to be who you are, as more people are out as trans?  I do! I feel binary gender break down a bit more, and I need that.  Yes, there is danger from conservative people, and it hurts to see queers… Read More »