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foraging

Hello, reader.  How are you?  I love foraging.  It brings together my favorite things: free food, intimacy with plants, and nature time. Sometimes I don’t feel empowered, or what if I make a mistake?  To mitigate that, I feel braver with a buddy. parks My dear friend and I went to a local park and… Read More »

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free banana bread

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  We are still riding the pneumonia ride here.  Ming gets better then worse.  It’s interfering with his ability to do his things, like walk with friends and serve free banana bread at Food Not Bombs. We went to the ER two days ago when things peaked and I was… Read More »

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dj sleep

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I was telling my friend that I would like to be DJ Sleep.  At the end of a rave, the dancey kids could put on pajamas, grab their stuffies, pacifiers, pillows, and blankies to snuggle down for dreamland.  I would layer different chill sounds for them to sleep to.… Read More »

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walnut boxes

“Hey, dear.  I think we should make some walnut boxes.  It would be a great way to use less plastic…  Just put a hinge on the whole walnut shells.  Yeah!  Walnut boxes would be so cute!” I said. We were in Ojai.  Ming was driving us from the farm toward town.  He seemed open to… Read More »

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July July

I rapped about a desert heat wave.  Here’s the soundcloud link.  It’s called July July. It’s about surviving high temps with poor technology.  Trying to eat and stay hydrated.  I like “ice pack for a hat” and “jank is unfair.”  If you get the chance, please enjoy. Thank you to those artists who leave free… 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 »