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mayor

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Yesterday I met the mayor at an art show.  I had three pieces in the art show, and I was glad to be part of the whole experience. This morning I wrote a letter to the mayor because today is a Transgender Day she declared.  I thought you might… Read More »

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relationship attempts

Hello, reader.  How you doing?  I’m tempted to say good morning because morning is my favorite time.  The world seems so alive in the quiet pre-dawn.  Anything is possible.  I wrote this post for you called relationship attempts. False spring bloomed, and now it’s back to full-time Oregon rain. relationship attempts Last night I remembered… Read More »

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walking on eggshells

Long ago when I was married to my ex-husband, he started making waves in his family of origin after decades of being controlled and abused.  He was the youngest child and the only boy of all the cousins.  As a child he had a remarkable speech delay and other developmental differences.  As a young adult… Read More »

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disability is about power

Disability is about power.  I have differences in my body and mind; I’m excluded from important aspects of life: social, cultural, financial. Of course everyone has strengths and weaknesses.  Small differences are tolerated, like being nearsighted and able to correct that with glasses. Big differences in mobility and how our senses work, not being able… Read More »

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how I like to be credited for my work

Hello, reader.  How are you?  I’m thinking about how I like to be credited for my work. My zines, blog posts, poems, and art are valuable.  Beyond money, the publishing industry, and the art world, what I create matters.  So it matters how you share. how I like to be credited for my work Most… Read More »

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why I avoid news

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  This post about how I avoid news started as a letter.  My good friend sent out a mass email to her friends about how to make a difference in the current political climate, about 70 people cc’ed.  I read her email and many replies until finally I felt like… Read More »

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sharing with you

Hello, reader!  How are you doing?  There are a few things I feel like sharing with you.  One is a tech funding project for a family I love. https://www.gofundme.com/f/nolans-tech-education My friends in a beautiful wooded area live a rural life doing permaculture.  They are respectful to Parent Earth, nurturing many animals and plants on their… Read More »

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how needs work in relationships

Hello, reader.  How’re you doing?  I’m thinking about how needs work in relationships.  Over the decades I’ve been close to many people. partners best friends beloved penpals close friends chosen family Often I get closer and closer to someone until we hit our big issue.  Sometimes we can recover from that, and sometimes we never do.… Read More »