Hello, reader. How are you doing? Ming and I daytripped to Portland to visit the Portland Art Museum to see the Australian aboriginal show. I was excited to learn and have an encounter with the Divine. But I left the museum to cry and grieve, due to the racial and class injustice I saw at… Read More »
Hi, reader. How are you doing? What’s your sense of humor? This morning I articulated for the first time to Ming that I’m demislapstical. That’s based on the idea of demisexual. Demisexual means you’re only attracted to people you have an emotional bond with. Sex outside of close relationship doesn’t even make sense– it’s unappealing.… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Now that I’m 50, I feel deeper into middle age. Truly, I do not like 50. It was a bumpier transition than anticipated. Not that I want to stay “young and beautiful.” I was never a conventional beauty. Or when I was very little, maybe I was, but didn’t… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m a mess– I’m in the second week of withdrawal. How long does it take you to feel better after a powerful loss, or quitting a substance you’re addicted to? “The first week of withdrawal is like being on fire,” I told Ming. “It’s an emergency. Everything is wrong,… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m thinking about AI and evaluating sources. I use AI all the time, every day. It’s been around for decades, but recently the term AI is used for a subset and hyped. Search engines, photo fixes, predictive text, spell checks, and advertising have used AI for a long time.… Read More »
“Why do angels have wheels?” I asked Ming. You know Ming is a Jewish witch. We have lived long, complicated lives. “The Ophanim have wheels because they are God’s conveyance,” Ming said. “Oh!” I said. “Ok.” I pondered the Abrahamic God needing a conveyance. “It makes sense because I’m used to the Hindu deities needing… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? Ming and I have a new thing we say to each other for comfort. You are capable, strong, and powerful beyond measure. However, I love you, and nothing will stop me from taking care of you. You are brilliant and have no need of my protection. However, I love… Read More »
Hello, reader. How you doing? I feel concerned and a half about our dangerous culture. I’m uncomfortable with how many people are left out and left behind, barely surviving, and suffering in ways that are not necessary. Why did we make a culture where money-created self-sufficiency is the huge lie? It’s not safe. I don’t… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? I miss my mom so bad. Last night I was thinking about her death in ways I don’t usually let myself. Then I clung to Ming as they slept. This morning I’m crying because no one ever loved me like that, but her– that deep welcome. I was wanted.… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’ve been thinking about what writing is for. I started out as a kid writing poetry– then I became a teenager zinester, then adult blogger. You could say I’m a content creator, if you use those kinds of words. All kinds of possible motivations for that. But if life… Read More »