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autistic freakout

‘ Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I had an autistic freakout this morning. “I’m sorry you’re having a rough day,” my friend texted me, when I mentioned the autistic freakout. It’s nice to have an old friend’s sympathy.  He had possibly regained the dignity he lost during a pinball tournament the night before. “I… Read More »

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don’t underestimate Ming

Don’t underestimate Ming.  Don’t misunderstand this brilliant, caring person.  Just because Ming is humble and disabled, please don’t ignore their generous helpfulness.  Don’t let self-aggrandizing, big ego people throw off your sense of what great is. Quiet, calm caring is the real greatness in this world, supporting others and making a better world.  If you… Read More »

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how to pull away

Hello, reader–how are you doing?  Do you know how to pull away in relationship?  It’s a skill. Especially in love, I tend to be all or nothing.  Moderation is not my gift.  So as an adult, I’m learning how to pull away when I get too close, give too much, and commit in ways that… Read More »

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thank you to my body

Hello, reader.  How do you sleep when your thoughts are overwhelming?  Saying thank you to my body is a way I soothe my mind. thank you to my body I love you, heart.  Thank you for how you feel all these feelings with such bravery, while pumping my blood.  Thank you for being the scapegoat… Read More »

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letter to a young poet

This is a letter to a young poet.  They might not identify as a poet the way people who make art might not identify as artists.  The label sounds like a big deal. But I know a little about who they are and feel qualified to call them poet, artist, visionary, genius, activist, radical, witch. … Read More »

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mini bios

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Do you know who I am?  I want to share these mini bios. Long ago, I used to change my one sentence bio on a social media site regularly.  They felt like small poems, concentrated and often funny.  So I started harvesting them into a document some years ago.… Read More »

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gaze upon me

“Gaze upon me,” I said to Ming. Ming was still in bed, woken up but on their phone.  They looked up at me. “Like me,” I said. “I like you,” Ming said. I was making breakfast–Ming had already taken their first drugs of the day. breakfast “Do you want sweet or savory breakfast?” I’d asked.… Read More »

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fat transqueer disabled dance

Fat transqueer disabled dance is a guest post by Ming.  Photos by Ming! *** The dance happened on the same day as a national political protest occurred, Hands Off. We at the Fat TransQueer Disabled Ecstatic Dance were creating and celebrating the world that the protesters were dreaming for. Here is now. Why not? Before… Read More »

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dance in the revolution

Yesterday we held the first fat transqueer disabled dance.  It was a beautiful day for unconditional love.  All bodies are valid bodies, and I’m compelled to co-create a space where all bodies belong.  I’m happy to dance in the revolution. When I scheduled the fat transqueer disabled dance, I didn’t know there was a huge… Read More »

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people on the other side

People on the other side can be helpful in ways that living people cannot.  People on the other side are available to support us, and their love is an energy that flows to us as much as we want.  One of the main ways I sustain my mental health is by asking my mom, her… Read More »