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why I cuddle bunny

Hello, reader. How are you doing? Do you ever wonder why I cuddle Bunny? Let’s ponder that for a moment. climate change camp out conference Recently Ming and I went upstairs to Washington. Yes, that’s the state north of Oregon where we live these days. We went to a climate change camp out conference. Only… Read More »

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another year

Hey, reader. How are you? I got to live another year–it’s pretty incredible. How much life can I pack into a year? A ton! Happy birthday, with much thanks to my mama for carrying, birthing, feeding, and raising me. It’s hard to continue without her, yet here we grow. Ming took this picture of me… Read More »

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nutmeg

“I pulled nutmeg about you yesterday,” I said.  “So I made oatmeal because I wanted to see if nutmeg had anything to teach me.” Usually when I pull tarot cards, I ask what I most need and about my most important relationships.  Always I include the question, “How can I be kind to Ming?”  I’m… Read More »

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what dancing is for

Hey, reader.  How are you doing?  At an event watching local Indigenous people dance, they were burning copal.  I felt so happy, some things came together in my mind.  I connected dots, and I felt excited. It made me want to write a blog post and tell you what dancing is for. prayers Dancing is… Read More »

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what I learned from sexting

Hello, reader. How are you doing? Have you sexted? Some find it risque or risky. Some might think it’s undignified. I want to tell you what I learned from sexting. bottomless well So much of sex is supposed to be cutely thrilling in a light hearted way.  I’m sorry I’m not good at that.  Sex… Read More »

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tank brigade

Hello, reader.  How you doing?  I’m so busy, working hard to build a more loving world.  And I’m always fat, which is work in and of itself.  I’m dodging barrels of harm like Mario in Donkey Kong.  Disabled too!  It’s been years now I’ve known it’s my destiny to be in the tank brigade.  If… Read More »

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regular people

“How do regular people make this much tempeh?” I asked Ming. I was in our kitchen, overwhelmed, wishing for advice from anywhere.  Repeatedly I was making marinade but running out of space in my pyrex dishes, needing to start another two dishes of marinade in order to accommodate all that copious tempeh. “They don’t,” Ming… Read More »

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how to write more

Hello, reader. How are you doing? Someone I’ve loved for a long time asked me how to write more. He sees me as prolific, and it’s true. I make a lot of zines–it’s been 36 years– and I used to blog here every day. Now I have multiple websites, write a monthly column for a… Read More »

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white people

Hello, reader. How are you doing? I thought you might like this poem about white people. Or you could find it offensive and hate it, then hate me. But if so, maybe you could learn something along the way. What’s writing on the internet for? Learning is my goal. I think a lot about how… Read More »