Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m excited–I interviewed Jacks McNamara about harm and how we can do better. Please listen and share with anyone who cares about these ideas. Caring, inspired people form activist groups, wanting to make a better world. But despite our best intentions, we end up recreating the violence that… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? I’ve been thinking about what conflict is. This is related to what communication is. It came up recently when the house began to consider potential new housemates. Our potential new housemate asked how conflict is handled in the house–great question. Housemates Ming and I live with said conflict is low… Read More »
“Thank you for what you’ve done, to escape from prison,” I said to my housemate. We were at the dining room table, both eating dinner late. He had served himself up a big, beautiful plate of food: roasted veg, dumplings, and spinach salad. We had just been talking about food justice, how crappy food is… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? When I’m at a gathering over zoom or in person, I often hear adults mention how it’s so hard to make friends as an adult. Making friends is thought of as easy for kids. But I can’t relate to that. I was a quiet, different kid with autism who… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? Do you know what romantic means? I used to think it meant going to a fancy restaurant for dinner with candlelight, red roses, and getting married in a big puffy white dress. It involved money, See’s Candy, and a tone related to New Relationship Energy. None of that is for… Read More »
Hello, how are you, reader? So much, I’m thinking about community lately. Ming and I are learning a lot in our home. We had a zoom dinner with a prospective new housemate, and he asked about how conflict is handled in the house. It brought up a lot of feelings for me, and I’ve been… Read More »
“What are we going to do fun today?” I asked Ming. So many things we need to do. But we’re here on earth for fun too. What are you on earth for? walk I walked to the nearby park by myself in the morning. Usually I don’t stray from the yard by myself, so it… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? My housemate friend asked what’s bringing me the most joy these days. This housemate asks great questions and is the best listener in the world. Yeah, I’m going out on a limb to say that. I thought Ming was, or maybe my best friend. But this person has such a… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? Ming and I went to the beach. You know we live in Oregon these days. When we go to the coast, we like Haceta Head. It has an amazing bridge. The beach is small, but I like to sing there. I sing in Sanskrit and Bengali while Ming looks around.… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? Last night there was community dinner in our backyard. As we sat conversing around the fire, the subject of karma came up. I listened to opinions that interested me and felt the ideas tumble around the group. I felt who spoke and who didn’t–who was empowered to speak and who… Read More »