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the journey of a thousand miles begins with a packing list

Hey, how have you been?  I’ve gone through a weird-ass journey lately without leaving my house.  I’ve felt so many feelings–I could win the feeling olympics.  I’d be on the top step, gold medal Laura-Marie, crying, deeply solid in my grief and joy. I put up some new art.  Feels good to invite it into… Read More »

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the blog post must resist the intelligence almost successfully

I was at an airbnb far away, in a different desert, with Ming and another friend.  The other friend left a note in the guestbook, and drew a bird that they left unfinished. I said I preferred the bird unfinished–anyone can draw a whole bird!  A bird half-sketched is way better! Alas, I think my… Read More »

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souper veg fest

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 »

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peace is in the body

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 »

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how to be a person

Hey, how are you doing? I made a new zine. It’s about the never-ending quest of learning how to be social. There’s lots about paranoia–mine and others’. It’s about bodies existing, letting go of family, what to do for grief. Functionally ill 29: how to be a person. Please trade me. Art by Bertrand Zeal.… Read More »

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all of Laura-Marie’s zines

Hi, I’m Laura-Marie–a queer permaculturist trikewitch, living in community in Kalapuya land with my spouse Ming.  I enjoy prayer and ritual, rest, disabled dance, fat liberation, radical mental health, and sunning. I’ve been making zines for 35 years.  All the zines I have in print are available for trade, so please contact me, if you’re… Read More »