“How did I get so lucky, to find this love?” He was half-asleep, naked except for his chonies again, his hair so messy and beautiful. “Oh, you have ocd and narcolepsy. You were in the bargain bin!” I looked at his smiling mouth and closed eyes. We were laughing. I imagined the bargain bin at… Read More »
breakfast ingredients “You want a grackle for breakfast?” I asked Ming. A grackle was vocalizing in the courtyard. “Yeah!” he said. “Oh, honey. You don’t eat birds. The only animals you eat are sea creatures.” “Well, that’s good because they both start with a c.” “Uh–grackle doesn’t start with a c. It starts with a… Read More »
I’m talking about feeding people, how to love, how we have bodies that need to be tended to, in pain or hunger or anything. To have a body is to need. Peace is in the body. There you go–good luck with your needs. If we want to learn at school, we need to eat. If… Read More »
Laura-Marie is my name–making soup at 3am is my game. Veg are my darlings. Oh delicious, the bounty of Earth. The sweet potatoes got overdone but were still pretty good. The broth was spicy and so delicious. I was concerned it would be too much ginger. But ginger, garlic, pepper, salt, and the veg-ness was… Read More »
This ATC is for a Halloween swap-bot assignment. I’m really grateful I signed up for it. Never knew I could do like this. It’s blue, says memento mori, and depicts a bird skeleton. truth I have a new favorite Dorothy Day quote. She co-started the Catholic Worker movement in 1933. I live in community at… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Sometimes I make a social mistake. Oops, happens to the best of us. I’m still testing out my mouth and how to be a person among people. Communication is important in community. How we talk about disability affects how we’re perceived and treated. what work is My community member… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Ming and I are creative. I want to show you some things we made lately. Very kindly, Ming made me a copper ring. Ming has been blacksmithing lately with a friend. When Ming handed me this ring, I was so happy and moved that I cried. I’ve never had… Read More »
Hello, reader. Do you know about biomass energy? Someone wanted me to sign a petition online to restrict biomass energy. They were saying that it makes harmful air pollution and noise pollution, and biomass energy plants are disproportionately harshing the lives of Black people. I’m upset about air pollution: breathing is not optional. My mom… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’s it going? I don’t really want to make ceramics, or paint like a regular painter who knows what they’re doing. I don’t want to make sculpture that much. Sewing is a bit lost on me, though I embroider in my own way. Felting doesn’t interest me. I don’t think I need to… Read More »
Hello, reader. Are you menstruating? How are you doing? I’m having the period from hell. So drained. Zero stars, would not menstruate again. You know, I’ve been having my period (off and on) since I was ten years old. That’s 38 years. Can I be done now? In a way I’m afraid of menopause. I’m… Read More »