Hello, reader. How are you doing? I made a grasshopper necklace. Then you know I’m probably doing ok, creative. Yesterday I made it start to finish in the early morning. It was a momentous day because it was Ellie’s memorial. A chapter of my life is closed. I like to sew the knots so they’ll… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? The meaning of death is changing for me. I spend more time with the dead than with the living these days, in my heart / imagination / spiritual life. Most of that is time I’m spending with my mom. But my friend Ellie’s memorial is today. Spending time with… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’ve been crying and growling this morning. It’s because I was deleting dead people from my contacts. I don’t want these people to be dead. I need more rituals for grief. Is it painful for you, deleting dead people from your contacts? I hate it. Some had multiple email… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I have a radical faerie friend Camellia who needs help around gender affirming surgery. Please consider contributing to this GoFundMe that I set up: Support Camellia’s Gender Affirming Surgery. https://gofund.me/00b9d42db Camellia is someone who I’ve known for a year and a half, who is warm, creative, curious, and full… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? My family has changed– we have new names I want to tell you. They are Quing Bun, Emperor Strawberry, and the Bun Tender. Emperor Strawberry is easy–that’s me. I’m tasty, sweet, flavorful, and red–crushable, fresh, fruity, from my homeland. Emperor energy has been my project for maybe a… Read More »
“Ooo, yeah. I’ve been wanting to write a blog post about loving unauthorized smells,” I told my good friend. “The smell of a hot iron is definitely a smell I’m not supposed to love.” My friend was ironing a tree skirt. That was part of a process of transforming the tree skirt into a Strawberry… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? Last post I was talking about that internal memo googledoc of what I want done with my stuff when I die. And now I want to write the statement to be released at the time of my death as a final message. Yes! But why wait? I intend to… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? It’s getting cold here. Feels wintery once it’s in the 30sF. The mind turns to death. Ming’s had death on the mind, and I have too. I’m sorry if it’s scary. I’ve been wanting to write a goodbye letter– not that I intend to die soon, but surprises happen.… Read More »
“Will you tell me your thoughts about what ritual is for?” I asked my dear one. We were on a road trip, driving south through redwood forest in Northern California. Me, Ming, my dear one, and Bunny–just the four of us, talking about death. “What kind of gathering do you want when you die?” my… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’ve you been? I’ve been thinking about physical pain. It’s part of life– some lives more than others. I hate physical therapy. Drugs can help. But drug policy in the US is racist, broken, and violent. I’m sorry we don’t have just ways of helping people, and healthcare is turned on its head.… Read More »