Dear one, Hurting other people is an inevitable part of life. People get hurt for all sorts of reasons. A lot of how others react to us, isn’t about us at all. I think about being hurt fairly, vs being hurt unfairly. Long ago I led a workshop on disability justice at the community where… Read More »
Hello, reader. How you doing? I saw a video about some displaced Mexican people embroidering maps. It’s beautiful and sad. The Spanish as spoken in the video is comprehensible to me. The video is short but made me think a lot. I’m thinking about home maps art vs craft memories history who we preserve history… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? There are new facts I want to tell you. They’re important to me. radical mental health One is that my new Disabled Love column on Dissonant Times is available. It’s about how radical mental health saved my life, what motivates me, and the power of telling the truth. Please… Read More »
Dear person who stole my trike, I really loved that trike, and I’m sad you stole it. It was blue, upright, and the back wheels had been redrilled so the spokes could be replaced with a thicker gauge, for hundreds of dollars. I’m sorry you’re in a place where stealing from disabled people in community… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? Ming and I are recently home from a big road trip. Feels good to write about it and process transformative experiences. There’s a question I still have, now that Ming and I are home. Is California real? I mean that question like another big question I’m asking lately– are… Read More »
Hello, reader. How you doing? Ming and I recently traveled down Oregon to the radical faerie sanctuary and Grant’s Pass, through California’s central valley, to Davis and Sacramento, California. Our goal was to see old friends for a 50th birthday tea party, and visit the ashram I spent 12 years close to. Then we came… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Yesterday I completed a four day ritual I want to tell you about. Performing a multi-day ritual is wild during travel because I was at a different location each time. I recommend this because the spirits of the land are different everywhere, the plants are different, the biome, the… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? I’m a good cook! There’s so much surplus I wish I had more access to. So I’m asking for help with food pertaining to food banks, dumpster diving, and foraging. If you live nearby, thank you for considering! nuts and fruits If you know how to process walnuts and… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Did you know Ming is the social one, and I’m the hidden home art witch? Ming goes out all the time without me, so people are asking about me. My preference is to stay home and cook, write, draw and paint, and talk to my dear ones over txt… Read More »
“It’s not pointless suffering,” I told Ming. “It’s part of a process.” Ming and I were on a trip to the Astoria area so I could worship the Columbia River, rest by the beach, and go to my favorite beeswax magical candle shop. Wow, what a trip. We also got delicious water from a forest… Read More »