Hello, reader. How are you doing? Do you like disabled comedy? I hear comedy about race and fatness. But disabled comedy is my new favorite. I recently heard Tina Friml for the first time. The first performance I heard, I cried through the whole thing. Why did I cry? I found it moving; I relate… 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 »
Hey, reader. How are you? I made a list for my friend of all the things she does that help me feel safe. I thought there were just a few things. But once I started working on the list, it got longer and longer. Wow–so many ways. But the list is particular to her. I… Read More »
Hello–how are you doing? I have a lot of anxiety, including social anxiety. A weird thing about me is I worry about the past. But one of the worst anxieties for me is health anxiety. It’s tied into family pain and fear of death, which can be incapacitating. The way I frame my own experiences… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you today? I’ve been thinking about empathy disability. I keep blogging about that disability justice fat liberation skillshare I led for my community, here in Kalapuya land. The skillshare meant a lot to me and stirred up big thoughts and feelings. I was so vulnerable to people I know so newly.… Read More »