I was at a social event with Ming, and I’d dressed up a lil bit. I prepared by resting beforehand and psyching myself out to do a big, new thing. Usually I socialize with traumatized transqueer autistic white people here in Oregon. But these were mostly professional cis-het POC. It was a treat to be… Read More »
“Stop worrying about what other people think,” is common advice I’ve been told many times. I want to write about my experience because the ideas are bigger than just you and me. disabled I’m a fat, disabled person who’s heard voices all my life, and I can’t do some commonplace things. But I can do… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’s tricks? Can I tell you what uncomfortable is like? For me, it’s like pain but a little bit less. Like pain that rumbles instead of stabbing. Uncomfortable is distressing. Uncomfortable is feeling wrong in my skin, or feeling like, “Hmm, I can do this for a short time. Then I gotta go.”… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Are you a reader? I was a hardcore reader as a child and teenager. When I became an adult, I developed problems concentrating and more physical pain. Reading is hard for me these days. Zines are lightweight and low commitment. I want to tell you alternative ways to read… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Do you ever wonder why I cuddle Bunny? Let’s ponder that for a moment. climate change camp out conference Recently Ming and I went upstairs to Washington. Yes, that’s the state north of Oregon where we live these days. We went to a climate change camp out conference. Only… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? You know I’m able to be around people these days in a conventional manner. Well, I stim a lot and cry extra, and I laugh at the wrong times. I might say something inappropriate. But I’m disabled and have the autism. When I was young, there were years I… Read More »
Hello, reader. You know how stuff is happening all around us constantly? I have some basic, obvious reactions. But the truth is, I have ten reactions, and some of them are quiet. If I have ten reactions, number nine and number ten might be tiny whispers. People say I have “delayed processing,” often the case… Read More »
“Are my clothes appropriate?” I asked Ming. They looked at me. We were about to go out to the farmers market. “Yes,” they said. “Good,” I replied. “I figure it’s October now. So all clothes are appropriate. I just pretend I’m going to a Halloween costume party, if someone thinks it’s not appropriate.” Ming and… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? How’s your gender these days? Do you feel empowered to be who you are, as more people are out as trans? I do! I feel binary gender break down a bit more, and I need that. Yes, there is danger from conservative people, and it hurts to see queers… Read More »
Hello, reader–how are you doing? How do you navigate age difference? I had a lot of older friends when I was young. Now that I’m middle aged, I have a lot of younger friends. You know me–I see people as people. I’m not scared off by difference. In fact I seek it out. Difference is… Read More »