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how to do anything

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I want to tell you how to do anything.  Yes, I can do anything.  Or at least I can do something…! I thought you should know how to do anything as well.  I’ll tell you stepwise. gather information Yes, it’s like preparing the soil.  What do you need to… Read More »

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fat transqueer disabled dance

Fat transqueer disabled dance is a guest post by Ming.  Photos by Ming! *** The dance happened on the same day as a national political protest occurred, Hands Off. We at the Fat TransQueer Disabled Ecstatic Dance were creating and celebrating the world that the protesters were dreaming for. Here is now. Why not? Before… Read More »

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dance in the revolution

Yesterday we held the first fat transqueer disabled dance.  It was a beautiful day for unconditional love.  All bodies are valid bodies, and I’m compelled to co-create a space where all bodies belong.  I’m happy to dance in the revolution. When I scheduled the fat transqueer disabled dance, I didn’t know there was a huge… Read More »

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sharing with you

Hello, reader!  How are you doing?  There are a few things I feel like sharing with you.  One is a tech funding project for a family I love. https://www.gofundme.com/f/nolans-tech-education My friends in a beautiful wooded area live a rural life doing permaculture.  They are respectful to Parent Earth, nurturing many animals and plants on their… Read More »

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The Wanderground

Hello, reader–how are you doing?  You know how you read some books when you were young that shook your world and changed you forever?  For me The Wanderground by Sally Miller Gearhart was one of those books. I read this speculative fiction when I was a teenager–like most of what I read at the time,… Read More »

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my venmo

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I want to share my venmo.  Maybe you’re looking for a way to support me, my art, my activism, or my writing if you enjoy it over time.  You could specify an area to apply the funds, like web hosting or zine postage.  Or Ming and I can ponder… Read More »

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teacher

Hello, this is a story about a teacher who inspired me named Jervey Tervalon.  Lots of inspiring teacher stories, but this one ends in a way you might not expect. job Once upon a time I was a young adult and didn’t know what to do with my life.  Well, I knew I was queer… Read More »

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period from hell

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 »

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coming out as transgender

Hello, reader.  I’m ready to come out to you; I want you to know I’m transgender.  I am not a man.  Yet I’m not a woman.  I’m nonbinary gender; this is an important part of who I am. I’ve mentioned being trans and having a queer trans spirituality in this blog.  But today I want… Read More »

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disabled comedy

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Do you like disabled comedy?  I hear comedy about race and fatness.  But disabled comedy is my new favorite. I recently heard Tina Friml for the first time.  The first performance I heard, I cried through the whole thing. Why did I cry?  I found it moving; I relate… Read More »