Disability is about power. I have differences in my body and mind; I’m excluded from important aspects of life: social, cultural, financial. Of course everyone has strengths and weaknesses. Small differences are tolerated, like being nearsighted and able to correct that with glasses. Big differences in mobility and how our senses work, not being able… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? This post about how I avoid news started as a letter. My good friend sent out a mass email to her friends about how to make a difference in the current political climate, about 70 people cc’ed. I read her email and many replies until finally I felt like… Read More »
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 »
Hello, reader. Happy new year–how are you? Do you have experience talking with kids about racism? I was sad the other day, remembering when I worked on a reservation in the Eastern Sierras in California and I flubbed an opportunity. race Talking with kids about racism is confusing because I respect kids as bright people… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’ve been thinking how disability is enforced poverty. It’s brutal, and I hate it. I have SSDI and food stamps, and I’m asked to make do on very little. But also, there are great parts. Disability is a great builder of compassion. I love disabled people, and I’m happy… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Ming and I are creative. I want to show you some things we made lately. Very kindly, Ming made me a copper ring. Ming has been blacksmithing lately with a friend. When Ming handed me this ring, I was so happy and moved that I cried. I’ve never had… Read More »
I was trying to figure out why medical care hurts so much. There are many factors, such as a handover of power I’m supposed to do–I’m supposed to believe the doctor can handle the well-being of my body better than I can, which is incorrect. There’s also trauma I carry from decades of medical harm. … Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Wow, I didn’t post for a while. I’m working on a novel for National Novel Writing Month, so that takes energy. And I made a new zine (see below). But mostly it was a mistake. I have a few half-written posts I just haven’t finished. This morning I got… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m thinking about how to survive. I hope you feel my love through the computer. It’s a good time for love. I saw this meme that really spoke to me, though I don’t know its origins. If you think you love “freedom” but you don’t care if it applies… Read More »
I hate how white people love. It’s so transactional and cautious. White people love with an eye dropper. There is your portion. We would not want to spoil you with too much. I hate how white people love the way they spice foods. A flavor is too big a commitment. Spices are dangerous because surprise… Read More »