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 »
Hey, reader! Please note: This post “how to mosh” is written by someone who has never moshed. “Hey, honey,” I said to Ming. “I want to tell you this fantasy I’m having. I wanna get a vest–one of those vests you wear in the lake, not to drown. What do you call those things?” Ming… Read More »
Hey, reader. How’s it going. Do you like small talk? It has a bad reputation, especially among the neurodivergent. But I’m a freak among weirdos–I kind of like it. I enjoy subverting it. I’ve been thinking about what small talk is for. what small talk is for A good friend went on a silent Carmelite… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I love you–thank you for stopping by. I’m writing about meal planning today. Here’s some lovely red beans I made the other day. Somebody asked about it on social media, so meal planning is on my mind. It’s one of my favorite survival strategies. I use meal planning as… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? You know my darling Ming has narcolepsy, a sleep disorder. Everyone has been sleepy, but only some people have narcolepsy. I’m always thinking about being disabled in community, and how disabled people are understood and misunderstood, in our homes and out in the world. I want to help make… Read More »
This open letter to YouTube is asking for justice for poor and disabled people who have different sensory needs because of autism. Dear YouTube: Thank you for gathering so much music into one place. I’ve used your website for many years, steadfast as friends went to spotify–even before then, as friends used Pandora. I like… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? My friend is becoming a certified fitness instructor. They asked me how to be inclusive of body types and abilities. Yes, fitness can push me out. I do Ample Movement yoga these days, which is respectful and healing. And I’ve had other good yoga experiences over the past 30… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Did you read my post about pain, a while back? It includes a list poem. I enjoyed thinking about my pain and cataloging it. Afterward I remembered many pains that didn’t make it to the list. And there’s something else I wanted to tell you about introception. Also pain… Read More »
Hello, reader. How you doing? I was at a disability justice workshop, which I loved. In a quiet moment, they asked us to list our access needs. It was fun, and I wrote a lot. Reading over what I wrote, I notice three main categories. I’d like to show my list to you. Maybe you… Read More »
Dear Ming, thank you for your kindness to me every day. Thank you for all the laundry you are doing for our family lately. I know it’s a lot, especially when I’m on my period and menstruate on my shorts or the puppy pad. Thank you for your kindness around all my bodily functions, your… Read More »