Hello, reader. How are you doing? Lately I want to know what a person is. Like money and time, it’s one of those things everyone else seems to understand, but I don’t understand. I am my body my family my homeland my motivations my behaviors my spirit my memory my home my planet I’m water… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? My friend Nina wrote a disability Justice sermon and got an award. I’m so happy for her, and I want to share the link in case you want to hear the sermon. Toward the beginning it mentions me. This is my second or third time listening to it. Wow,… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m thinking about consent and power. Also consent and autism, and consent in families. Consent is sacred. I’m always learning how to be respectful, including better ways to ask hear real answers have boundaries understand norms and social rules know myself spend enough time alone to clear others’ energy… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’s life? It’s never too late to dance. I’m sorry if I didn’t invite you to the next zoom dance. It’s this afternoon, and it’s free. I would love to move with you. Here’s the link. There’s some text I wrote to go with the flier on a local big activist texting thread… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’s tricks? Ming and I are considering doing significant work at a community we love more than anything. There’s tons to do, so we need a plan to resist burnout. From previous communities we’ve lived in, we have experience. I wrote about burnout in community recently in regards to disability and power. Definitely,… Read More »
“Were you burned out when you left Lost Valley?” I asked Ming. “No, I don’t think so,” Ming said. Ming spent five years at Lost Valley in various roles, including caring for the chickens and Registered Nurse, but was unmedicated for narcolepsy at the time. So Ming was even sleepier and more disabled than they… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? Do you know how to be crazy? I have a ton of practice. My life’s work could be summarized: explaining how to be crazy in a way that benefits us all. Recently I joined a group on social media for psychosis and schizophrenia. You know my diagnosis is under… Read More »
Hello, reader. Would you like to dance… in the revolution? We had a great time at the park Saturday doing the Transqueer Fat Disabled Dance of Eugene. We’ve been going for more than a year now! Let me show you some pictures. I love the sign that says dance it like you mean it. Our… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m thinking about how support saves lives. Ming and I live in an affordable housing co-op which has 70 units. That’s the largest intentional community I’ve ever lived in, and I’ve learned that 100 people is too many for me. When Ming and I move somewhere else, we hope… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I have a new motto, developed while trying to teach myself how to crochet. Just because you’re crying doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. disability Most everything I do, I do in my own way. It’s custom for the disabled person. Lots of trial and error! I can go… Read More »