breakfast ingredients “You want a grackle for breakfast?” I asked Ming. A grackle was vocalizing in the courtyard. “Yeah!” he said. “Oh, honey. You don’t eat birds. The only animals you eat are sea creatures.” “Well, that’s good because they both start with a c.” “Uh–grackle doesn’t start with a c. It starts with a… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? A new zine in town asked me to write a monthly column, and I’m so excited the May column is live as of yesterday. I’m proud of what I wrote. The column is called Disabled Love, and this particular manifestation is Community, Access Intimacy, and Failure. Please enjoy! https://dissonanttimes.org/community-access-intimacy-and-failure/ Thank… Read More »
I was eating pho with Ming the other day. Someone who seemed houseless was drinking a soda at the table closest to the door. They had a black trash bag of materials and a nervous look. I wondered if the soda was a gift, if the workers had given it to them? They started to… Read More »
“Hey, dear. Do you think I’m developmentally disabled?” I asked Ming. I was lying in bed having a low-energy day. Ming was moving about the bedroom. “No,” said Ming. “I think you’re developmentally juuuuuuust right.” “Yeah, maybe!” I said. “What about Bunny?” I asked. Bunny was propped up on the blanket on my hip. Some… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I thought I was an indoor-outdoor cat. Then yesterday I suddenly realized I had become an outdoor cat. Let me tell you the events that led up to this realization. Recently I went to visit a friend. I asked if we could go to the park and talk, as… Read More »
Hello, reader. Would you like to dance? Do you know that all bodies are valid bodies, fat is ok, and fat people have as much worth as thin people? Maybe you know those ideas theoretically, but I wonder if you know the ideas in your heart. Do you respect fat people similarly to how you… Read More »
‘ Hello, reader. How are you doing? I had an autistic freakout this morning. “I’m sorry you’re having a rough day,” my friend texted me, when I mentioned the autistic freakout. It’s nice to have an old friend’s sympathy. He had possibly regained the dignity he lost during a pinball tournament the night before. “I… Read More »
Fat transqueer disabled dance is a guest post by Ming. Photos by Ming! *** The dance happened on the same day as a national political protest occurred, Hands Off. We at the Fat TransQueer Disabled Ecstatic Dance were creating and celebrating the world that the protesters were dreaming for. Here is now. Why not? Before… Read More »
Yesterday we held the first fat transqueer disabled dance. It was a beautiful day for unconditional love. All bodies are valid bodies, and I’m compelled to co-create a space where all bodies belong. I’m happy to dance in the revolution. When I scheduled the fat transqueer disabled dance, I didn’t know there was a huge… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? I’m thinking about how I like to be credited for my work. My zines, blog posts, poems, and art are valuable. Beyond money, the publishing industry, and the art world, what I create matters. So it matters how you share. how I like to be credited for my work Most… Read More »