Hello, reader. How are you? A new zine in town asked me to write a monthly column, and I’m so excited the May column is live as of yesterday. I’m proud of what I wrote. The column is called Disabled Love, and this particular manifestation is Community, Access Intimacy, and Failure. Please enjoy! https://dissonanttimes.org/community-access-intimacy-and-failure/ Thank… Read More »
I was eating pho with Ming the other day. Someone who seemed houseless was drinking a soda at the table closest to the door. They had a black trash bag of materials and a nervous look. I wondered if the soda was a gift, if the workers had given it to them? They started to… Read More »
“Hey, dear. Do you think I’m developmentally disabled?” I asked Ming. I was lying in bed having a low-energy day. Ming was moving about the bedroom. “No,” said Ming. “I think you’re developmentally juuuuuuust right.” “Yeah, maybe!” I said. “What about Bunny?” I asked. Bunny was propped up on the blanket on my hip. Some… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I thought I was an indoor-outdoor cat. Then yesterday I suddenly realized I had become an outdoor cat. Let me tell you the events that led up to this realization. Recently I went to visit a friend. I asked if we could go to the park and talk, as… Read More »
“Are people being respectful to you?” I asked my dear one. We were talking on the phone. They were out of state at an action, organizing with radicals in the woods. Daily they would go to town for cellphone reception and to txt people. I was fortunate to receive an unplanned phone call. “I think… Read More »
“If you were a bakery item, what would you be?” I asked Ming. We were lying in bed, cuddling. “A what?” Ming asked. “A bakery item,” I repeated. “I would be the blender,” Ming said. “The blender!” I said. “You like ripping everything apart?” “I like mixing everything together into a wonderful combination,” Ming said.… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I want to tell you how to do anything. Yes, I can do anything. Or at least I can do something…! I thought you should know how to do anything as well. I’ll tell you stepwise. gather information Yes, it’s like preparing the soil. What do you need to… Read More »
Hello, reader. Would you like to dance? Do you know that all bodies are valid bodies, fat is ok, and fat people have as much worth as thin people? Maybe you know those ideas theoretically, but I wonder if you know the ideas in your heart. Do you respect fat people similarly to how you… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? I’ve been thinking about how outrage isn’t action. I notice people around me feeling outraged instead of doing anything. Often words take the place of action, but outrage can take the place of action too. needs Sometimes my dear one will promise me something I want or need. I’ll… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I want to tell you that I’ve been harmed by mandated reporting. It’s supposedly helpful to make us all safer. But it’s more of a “cover your ass” so no one gets sued. And it’s a way to disempower people who are have been kicked around enough already. I… Read More »